Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag has included Ghanaian youth midfielder Kobbie Mainoo in his squad for the Red Devils’ training trip to Spain.
The squad has already arrived in Andalusia with the 13 players who are actively involved in the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup.
However, the travelling party still contains plenty of experienced Reds, along with some exciting young talents who will benefit from a week away working together in warmer climes than Manchester in December.
And, Mainoo is one of the exciting youngsters who has been given an opportunity by the Dutch tactician.
The teenager who has been described by the Old Trafford club as a creatively outstanding player was born to Ghanaian parents in the Greater Manchester town of Stockport.
Mainoo joined Travis Binnion’s Under-18s squad in 2021 and excelled throughout the season, showing off excellent vision and technical ability in the middle of the park.
After spending a week in Spain, the United squad will return to Carrington and continue working towards the next competitive fixture, in the Carabao Cup against Burnley at Old Trafford on Wednesday 21 December (kick-off 20:00 GMT).
The Premier League campaign resumes six days later when Nottingham Forest are the visitor to M16 on Tuesday 27 December (20:00 GMT). This calendar year will then be rounded off with an away trip to Molineux, to face Wolverhampton Wanderers on New Year’s Eve (12:30 GMT).
The 17-year-old has been training with the United first-team squad and he has now been added to the club’s Europa League B squad.