"Would he have started?" "I'd prefer not to say. He knows" Ruben Amorim explains why Kobbie Mainoo hasn't travelled to Villa Park this afternoon.

Ruben Amorim is a smart man, never to be caught unprepared for cheap clouts and agender

That sounds like a manager protecting the player without feeding the noise. If Mainoo knows, it’s probably more about management and timing than anything dramatic. Sometimes not saying much says enough.

Let us know

What a weird dude

Wise words from Amorim, keeping his young star's focus.

Nobody believes you. We are not mugs and Sky won’t say anything because they don’t want to cause upset or tell it as it is. Gary will be very quiet in it too. Injury?🤣

Incredible performance

Free Kobe Mainoo!

He isn’t fit, I think

Can he rest with d mainoo talk

Just sell him by January. I guess his brother complicated his position with Amorim

Terrible manager

Understanding team decisions shows respect for the process and future potential.

mainoo's absence is sus. injury or what? hope he's back soon

lol

@StretfordPaddck Giving this a miss only so much shit Amorim ball I can take a week. Villa 3-0 then Newcastle will be us 4-1 we’ll be 12th by next weekend

Lol 😂😂😂 he's going nowhere I he has to protect his job 😔

He has to live in January, case closed.

Kobbie absolutely would have started. Ugarte has barely any minutes for the last month. Let's see if Ugarte will prove a point. He certainly has a lot to prove.