Gareth Southgate has made a choice between Cobbey Maina and Alexander-Arnold

19-year-old England and Manchester United midfielder Coby Mainu may make his first appearance in the starting lineup of the Three Lions at Euro 2024, Sky Sports reports.

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According to the source, Gareth Southgate was impressed with Cobby Mainu's performance in the match against the Slovenian national team. In that meeting, the 53-year-old coach released Maina immediately after the break and the 19-year-old talent managed to revitalize the game of the Three Lions. Currently, Cobbi Mainu is the main candidate to appear in the starting lineup in the match against Slovakia, which will take place on June 30 at 19:00 Kyiv time.

It will be recalled that in the first two rounds, Gareth Southgate entrusted Trent Alexander-Arnold with a place in the center of the field. In the match against Slovenia, Conor Gallagher started from the start.