England supervisor Gareth Southgate’s beginning 11 towards 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 match begin for the Three Lions.
“He has performed some big video games already for his membership,” Southgate told ITV’s Gabriel Clarke about his resolution to start out {the teenager}. “He appears to be like relaxed in our surroundings.”
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 capability to make use of the ball will assist England get “via their excessive stress” towards Slovakia.
The Manchester United academy graduate will change into England’s third-youngest starter (19 years, 72 days) in a significant match 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 towards Italy, awaits the winner between Slovakia and England for a gathering within the quarterfinal on Saturday.