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Manchester United’s January fixture checklist was a sparse one, with Erik ten Hag’s males solely enjoying thrice throughout the month.
Progress into the fifth spherical of the FA Cup was coupled with a 2-2 draw in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur within the Premier League, which leaves United unbeaten in 2024.
Kobbie Mainoo was the standout performer over the three video games and has been voted the membership’s Participant of the month.
The younger man scored his first senior purpose within the FA Cup in opposition to Newport with a sweeping end to place United two targets up at Rodney Parade.
This was after his Man-of-the-Match show in opposition to Wigan Athletic in Spherical 3, in what was United’s first fixture of the calendar yr.
The midfielder additionally performed each minute of the league recreation in opposition to Spurs, successful 100 per cent of his tackles and finishing 24 passes on the day.
Mainoo scooped 63% of the votes, successful his first particular person award for the primary staff by a landslide.
Captain Bruno Fernandes gained 21% of the votes with Alejandro Garnacho making up the ultimate 16% in third place.
Mainoo joins Fernandes (August), Casemiro (September), Scott McTominay (October) and Garnacho (November & December) in successful the gong to this point this season.
This month’s recognition underlines the unbelievable progress the midfield man has made since moving into the primary staff fold.
The 18-year-old’s high quality and temperament has allowed him to take life within the Premier League in his stride, in addition to impressing within the Champions League.
Ten Hag’s belief within the youngman is clear and the Dutch coach has performed a key position in his improvement.
An damage in pre-season cruelly robbed Mainoo of a giant chunk of the primary half of the marketing campaign and regardless of his tender years, his absence was a blow to United.
Mainoo has now racked up 11 first staff appearances with many extra anticipated within the coming months and past – congratulations to Kobbie on his properly deserved award.
