Ruben Amorim has dismissed suggestions that a public protest involving Kobbie Mainoo’s brother will influence his selection decisions at Manchester United, stressing that team choices remain based solely on performance.
The English-Ghanaian midfielder has yet to start a Premier League match this season, a situation that has generated growing frustration among supporters and those close to him.
That discontent surfaced on Monday when Mainoo’s brother, Jordan Mainoo-Hames, attended a match at Old Trafford wearing a T-shirt bearing the message “Free Kobbie Mainoo”.
The gesture appeared aimed at United’s hierarchy and Amorim, whose handling of the England international has limited him to substitute roles despite his status as a Euro 2024 finalist.
Calls for the young midfielder to seek a move away have grown louder, with former United players Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt among those advising him to consider a transfer.
Amorim, however, framed such reactions as part of the modern football environment and reiterated his belief that the correct response is internal competition.
“It was not Kobbie that wore the T-shirt,” Amorim said. “He is not going to start because of the T-shirt or go to the bench because of it. He is going to play if he is the right player to play. I am not going to do something to Kobbie because someone in his family is doing something.
“So that is not an issue. I’ve been here for a year, it’s not new. We have to deal with it, but I’m not going to do something to Kobbie because someone in his family is doing something. It’s going to be the same. If he’s the right guy to play, he is going to play.”
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