England supervisor Gareth Southgate’s beginning 11 in opposition to Slovakia within the UEFA Euro 2024 Spherical of 16 match has been introduced, and 19-year-old Kobbie Mainoo might be making his first main event begin for the Three Lions.
“He has performed some big video games already for his membership,” Southgate told ITV’s Gabriel Clarke about his choice to start out {the teenager}. “He seems to be comfortable in the environment.”
After making the choice to start out defender Trent Alexander-Arnold at midfielder for the primary and second video games, Southgate opted for Conor Gallagher within the Group C finale.
On Sunday, Southgate admitted to Clarke that Mainoo’s skill to make use of the ball will assist England get “via their excessive stress” in opposition to Slovakia.
The Manchester United academy graduate will change into England’s third-youngest starter (19 years, 72 days) in a significant event behind solely Michael Owen (18 years, 198 days) and Wayne Rooney (18 years, 244 days).
Determining who to pair in central midfield alongside Declan Rice has been Southgate’s solely headache since the remainder of the squad has gone unchanged.
Switzerland, a 2-0 winner in opposition to Italy, awaits the winner between Slovakia and England for a gathering within the quarterfinal on Saturday.