Kobbie Mainoo and the box-to-box run that won Manchester United the FA Cup

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Twenty seconds before he scores the most important goal of his young career, Kobbie Mainoo is in his own penalty area hassling Kevin De Bruyne. open image in gallery Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo scored United’s winning goals open image in gallery Mainoo is hugged by teammate Christian Eriksen after full-time On the ball, Mainoo danced through gaps and pirouetted away from potential tacklers, gone before they understood. With 10 minutes to go, the ball ran off the pitch for a throw-in and Mainoo’s midfield teammate Sofyan Amrabat walked over to give him a cuddle of appreciation. He celebrated with Garnacho, two years after they won the FA Youth Cup together as skinny academy players – watch back videos of that game and it is striking how much Mainoo has grown physically since then, although his graceful game looks identical.