Mainoo praises Carrick as interim appointment
Kobbie Mainoo speaks with Sky Sports following Manchester United's thrilling 3-2 victory over Liverpool at Old Trafford.
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Kobbie, Champions League confirmed, Liverpool beaten.
Does this complete a remarkable transformation by this team in the last couple of months?
Yeah, 100%.
To be able to turn it around the way we have done, it's a credit to all the players and then the manager as well.
And, we're just looking forward, you know?
And we need, still need to finish the, the season strongly.
It's not enough for us.
We just wanna keep on winning, winning, winning.
A remarkable transformation for you as well.
I guess at the start of January you wouldn't have thought this would be possible and you'd be able to play such a big part in it.
Yeah, 100%.
I mean, it w- it was difficult of course when anytime you're not, you're not playing football.
But I just try to, to look forward as much as possible and keep working hard, keep my head down and, you get these things from it I guess.
How big a part has this manager played for you?
Right from his very first press conference, his belief in you was just oozing through.
Yeah.
He's played a huge part in it.
I mean, the confidence that he puts in, not just me, but all the players, you know, you wanna follow him, you wanna fight for him, you wanna die for him on the pitch, and that's what I feel like that's what we've showed today.
So after a little bit of a wobble at the start of the second half, just talk us through it.
We're just like, I don't know, maybe 10 yards away from the ball drop to the lovely first time finish.
Yeah.
Thank you very much.
You know, I've not been around the g- the goals too much, but it's happy, I'm happy to be around it in this game, you know, such a special, occasion and such a special fixture.
Massive shades actually of your first senior goal here.
I mean, similar area, running to that same corner.
Again, I got a vague memory of you saying like last time that you run over and you are I don't know, your brother might've been there, your friend.
Yeah.
Who was there today?
I've seen a couple of my family members.
Was- Yeah.
It's a blessing to, to be able to play here, to be able to score here.
it's unbelievable.
Yeah.
I mean, it must be crazy, right?
If you take it right the way back, the kid who dreamed of wearing that shirt, and there you are, like your family in that corner.
I know.
I used to sit, I used to sit there when the, when the academy used to give us tickets, I used to sit there as well.
So, no, it's, I'm just so blessed to be in this position.
What would young Kobbie have made of this then?
Oh, he would've been over the moon.
Well, you're still young, by the way.
Yeah.
I used to dream of times like this, so he would've been over the moon.
Not the worst week, right, with a new contract as well.
Yeah, 100%.
You know, I'm glad to be here and, commit my future to the club.
Yeah.
Well, this is yours as well.
To go with a new contract and the goal.
