🚨Jürgen Klopp on the difference between Kobbie Mainoo and Enzo Fernández: 🗣️ Jürgen Klopp: “Enzo is a midfielder who wants to dictate. Kobbie is a midfielder who wants to escape. “When I watch Kobbie, I sometimes remember Zidane. Not because they play exactly the same, but because of the way they receive the ball. There is this calmness when the pressure comes. They don’t panic. They wait for the defender to commit and then suddenly they are away. “When I watch Enzo, I remember Xabi Alonso. He wants to see the whole pitch. He is already thinking about where the next pass should go before he receives the ball. He wants to move the opposition with his passing, switch the play, find the forward and arrive around the box. “Kobbie is different. “He receives the ball and his first thought is often, ‘Can I turn?’ “And if he turns, you have a problem. “He can take the ball under pressure, use his body, carry it through the first line and suddenly United are attacking. That ability is difficult to teach because it comes from confidence and natural awareness. “Enzo gives you more numbers in the final third. He can score, assist and play the final pass. “But Mainoo gives you something that statistics don’t always show. “He can change the speed of the game with one action. “You can have 60 or 70 percent possession, but if you cannot escape pressure, the possession means nothing. Kobbie can receive the ball with someone behind him, turn away from that pressure and carry the team forward. “With Enzo, you feel the game being organised. “With Mainoo, you feel the game opening up. “And that is why I like the comparison. They are both very talented, but they solve different problems. “Enzo wants to control the game with the ball. “Mainoo wants to control what happens after he receives it. “If I’m building a midfield, I don’t want two players who do exactly the same thing. “I want players who can give me different solutions. “And Kobbie has one solution that every coach loves when the game becomes difficult, give him the ball. “He doesn’t hide. “He asks for it.”

🚨 Kobbie Mainoo on the message David Beckham sent him: 🗣️ Kobbie Mainoo: “David messaged me after one of our games and I honestly didn’t know what to say at first. “He said, ‘Kobbie, I’ve been watching you. You’ve got something United players are supposed to have you don’t look scared of the shirt.’ “I thanked him and thought that was the end of it. “Then another message came. “He said, ‘I keep hearing people compare you with midfielders from the past. Scholes, Carrick, even me sometimes. Don’t listen to it.’ “I replied, ‘Why not?’ “He said, ‘Because the moment you start trying to become someone else, you stop becoming the player you’re supposed to be.’ “Then he said something that really caught me. “‘You’re playing for Manchester United at a time when everyone is desperate for the next superstar. Don’t rush to become one. Just become the player your team needs.’ “I asked him, ‘What would you do if you were me?’ “He replied, ‘Ask for the ball when everyone else is hiding.’ “That message stayed with me. “And then he finished with, ‘One more thing, Kobbie. If you ever score a goal that wins a big game at Old Trafford, don’t celebrate like you’ve made it.’ “‘Celebrate like you’ve just started.’ “I screenshotted that message. “Because when someone like David Beckham talks to you about Manchester United, you listen.”