Two Manchester United players have appeared to back Kobbie Mainoo amid his situation at the club and it didn't go unnoticed among fans.
Mainoo was linked with a move away from Man United during the summer transfer window, but Ruben Amorim refused to sanction his sale.
He posted on social media after being denied a transfer on deadline day.
Mainoo continued to fuel speculation over his Man United future by sharing a cryptic post on Instagram, with Cole Palmer getting fans online talking after he left a message on his England teammate's post.
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And it's not just Palmer who has sided with the 20-year-old.
That's because Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee also both threw their support behind their Man United colleague.
Yoro left a gif of Mainoo celebrating a goal, while Zirkzee posted a Dragon Ball Z gif.
Yoro and Zirkzee's social media activity sent Man United fans online into overdrive.
One X user wrote: "Love to see this."
A second said: "They know he’ll cook."
A third claimed: "He badly wanted to leave, they are strengthening him."
Mainoo made his first Premier League appearance of the new season when he came on as a substitute against Burnley last weekend, having started his side's shock Carabao Cup defeat to Grimsby Town.
Despite the star midfielder's bit-part role at Man United, Amorim wants him to stay at Old Trafford.
"I want Kobbie to stay," Amorim said in a press conference.
"He needs to fight for his place, and we need Kobbie, so that is not going to change. I understand that the players that are not playing in this moment are disappointed.
"Everyone will have the same opportunity to play. You have to fight during the week."
Mainoo has some downtime before Man United resume their Premier League campaign because he was left out of Thomas Tuchel's England squad for their World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia.
He will be hoping to get some minutes on the pitch when the Red Devils face Manchester City on September 14 in the first Manchester derby of the 2025/26 campaign.
Topics: Manchester United, Kobbie Mainoo, Fan Reactions, Football, Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro
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