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  "path": "/2026/04/13/kobbie-mainoo-misses-manchester-united-vs-leeds-tonight-27962865/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-13T17:51:29.000Z",
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    "Football",
    "Sport",
    "Kobbie Mainoo",
    "Leeds United",
    "Manchester United",
    "Michael Carrick",
    "Premier League",
    "Leeds",
    "Ruben Amorim",
    "Manuel Ugarte",
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  "textContent": "Mainoo is not in the squad tonight (Picture: Getty)\n\nKobbie Mainoo misses Manchester United’s Premier League clash with Leeds United tonight due to a minor injury.\n\nThe 20-year-old has been ever-present in the United starting XI again under Michael Carrick having been frozen out of the team for the first-half of the campaign under Ruben Amorim.\n\nBut the midfielder’s run of games for his club comes to an end tonight, left out of the squad with Manuel Ugarte taking his place in midfield alongside Casemiro.\n\nReports suggest Mainoo’s absence is due to a minor injury with Michael Carrick expected to provide a further update later this evening.\n\nThe midfielder played for England during the international break and was part of the United squad that travelled over to Kildare, Ireland for a training camp last week.\n\nHe has started all 10 games since Carrick took the reins in January, playing the full 90 minutes on each of those occasions except for the defeat to Newcastle United.\n\n##  Man Utd team to face Leeds\n\nLammens, Mazraoui, Yoro, Martinez, Shaw, Ugarte, Casemiro, Amad, Fernandes, Cunha, Sesko\n\n**Subs:** Bayindir, Dalot, Heaven, Malacia, Mount, Fletcher, Lacey, Mbeumo, Zirkzee\n\n##  Get personalised football updates every day\n\nSign up to our daily football newsletter and choose your team to get the latest news, rumours and more about your favourite team.\n\nUgarte meanwhile starts for the first time under Carrick having managed just 65 minutes of game time across six substitute appearances.\n\nElsewhere in the team, Benjamin Sesko starts up front with Bryan Mbeumo named among the subs.\n\nDiogo Dalot was not part of United’s recent training camp due to injury with Noussair Mazraoui starting ahead of him at right-back.\n\nWith Harry Maguire suspended after his red card against Bournemouth, Lisandro Martinez returns from injury to join Leny Yoro in defence.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Why Kobbie Mainoo misses Manchester United vs Leeds tonight"
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