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Kobbie Mainoo Scores In The 97Th Minutes To Give Manchester United A Win.

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Kobbie Mainoo’s last ditch winner for Manchester United at Wolves continues a stunning record for the Red Devils

Boateng Kobbie Mainoo is an English football player and a midfielder for Manchester United in the Premier League.

Mainoo is a 2023 Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year winner and a product of Manchester United’s development system.

In January 2023, he made his first-team debut during an EFL Cup match.

Last night at Molineux, the 18-year-old scored in the 97th minute to complete a 4-3 victory for the red devils.

Kobbie Mainoo
English-born Ghanaian midfielder, Kobbie Mainoo has shared his excitement after netting the winner as Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux. 

That was the young English player’s first goal for the team he has loved since he was a young boy.

Shortly after Pedro Neto seemed to have grabbed a draw for the Wolves, there was a magical moment where Kobbie gave the Red Devils a victory by a curler.

“It is a dream come true,” he said after the game.  “I have still not come down from it. I still feel like I am dreaming, to be honest.

“To start playing in the Premier League for my boyhood club has been amazing. Now it’s about trying to win more games.”

This was Mainoo’s 11th senior appearance for united, with his previous games seeing him quietly impressive in central midfield

Four of the last five 90th-minute winning goals of the Premier League by players aged 18 or younger for united were: Federico Macheda in 2009, Marcus Rashford in 2016, Alejandro Garnacho in 2022 and now Kobbie Mainoo

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