Steven Gerrard blasts Ruben Amorim over treatment of Kobbie Mainoo - 'Out of order'

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Ex-Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim left Kobbie Mainoo on the peripheries of his squad, before his replacement Michael Carrick immediately reintegrated himSteven Gerrard has ripped into Ruben Amorim and claimed his treatment of Kobbie Mainoo was ‘out of order’.The ex-Manchester United manager inherited a side where Mainoo had become a regular, after bursting onto the scene under his predecessor Erik ten Hag.But rather than make him the centrepiece of his United team, Amorim decided to relegate him to a squad player. He has started all 10 matches under Carrick in a run which has seen them pick up more points than any other Premier League side.READ MORE: Man Utd get Marcus Rashford transfer timeline from Barcelona as Hansi Flick gives updateREAD MORE: Matheus Cunha responds after Man Utd complaint and Harry Maguire furyHe was also back in Thomas Tuchel’s England squad named on Friday, with the expectation he will now be on the plane to North America for the World Cup this summer.Former England skipper Gerrard is confident Mainoo will make Tuchel’s final squad, but hit out at the way he was treated by his former boss.“I felt really sorry for him in terms of the kid’s career under Amorim,” he said on TNT Sport.

“I think it was out of order that he never got any opportunity, especially with Man United being so inconsistent.FOLLOW OUR MAN UTD FB PAGE! Get Kobbie Mainoo back in, get him smiling, give him game time and minutes, and get him fit and up to the speed where we all know he can play.“He’s now at a level where he walks in the England squad, never mind Amorim not playing him.

He walks into the England squad if he’s playing regularly for Man United.”As well as a return to the England setup, Mainoo now looks primed to sign a new deal at United. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like.