Exclusive: Kobbie Mainoo in squad vs Burnley

Manchester United fired their head coach, Ruben Amorim.

The U18 manager, Darren Fletcher, will temporarily lead the squad against Burnley on Wednesday.

Fletcher is in a challenging situation because the squad have very few options available.

Amad, Noussair Mazraoui, and Bryan Mbeumo have all left AFCON to represent their countries.

The Red Devils had to use a bench full of teenagers for their game against Leeds United over the weekend.

The players on this bench included Godwill Kukonki, Shea Lacey, Bendito Mantato, Jack Fletcher, and Tyler Fletcher.

Some positive news came yesterday when Fletcher revealed that Fernandes and Mount would return to the squad for the Burnley game.

These two will be a massive boost to the squad considering Matthijs de Ligt and Harry Maguire are still out injured.

CentreDevils exclusively revealed that Kobbie Mainoo was back on grass and has been training individually on grass for a week now.

Now, we can reveal a huge update on his availability.

CentreDevils understands that Kobbie Mainoo is set to return to the Manchester United squad against Burnley.

The 20-year-old has been training on grass for over a week now and is finally set to return to the squad.

He pushed to play last week, but the medical team advised against it.

His return will be a massive boost for interim manager Darren Fletcher.

With Fernandes and Mount also back, United’s midfield has been massively strengthened.

Mainoo picked up a calf injury a few weeks ago, and the club have been careful while treating it.

Calf injuries can be very sensitive, so the medical team have been wary of not rushing him back too fast.

Mainoo could play a huge role under both Fletcher and the new caretaker manager who is expected to join soon.

He plays best in a midfield three where he can play the box-to-box role effectively.