Fabrizio Romano says there has been a big change to Kobbie Mainoo’s situation at Manchester United after the departure of Ruben Amorim.

The England international had fallen completely out of favour under Amorim, who was sacked by Man Utd last month after poor results and performances.

However, Mainoo is now back in the starting line up under interim manager Michael Carrick, and performing very well again, showing how important he can be for the Red Devils.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Romano explained that Mainoo really could have left if Amorim had stayed, but not because he wanted out of United for any reason other than the fact that he wasn’t playing.

Kobbie Mainoo update from Fabrizio Romano

Kobbie Mainoo in action for Manchester United against Arsenal (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Although Mainoo was unhappy at falling down the pecking order at Old Trafford, he only wanted to leave on loan to boost his playing time, according to Romano.

“Don’t forget the big change around Kobbie Mainoo in the recent weeks with Ruben Amorim. He was probably going to leave the club,” Romano said.

“And let me mention once again, Kobe Mayo never wanted to leave Man United. Kobbie Mainoo only wanted to play football. So...