Man Utd U18 assistant coach Little praises Gore and Mainoo after FAYC semi win | OneFootball

Manchester United U18 assistant coach Colin Little praised Dan Gore and Kobbie Mainoo after their FA Youth Cup semifinal win against Wolves.

The attacking pair were impressive for the 3-0 win.

"They played with real maturity," Little explains of Mainoo and Gore. "They had to be aware of the counter-attacks, they couldn't just get lost in the game.

"That can happen with young players, they get the ball and think they're in every attack, but actually sometimes they're not, they're there in case we lose it. I thought they put some fires out, mopped up counter-attacks quite well.

"He (Gore)'s been absolutely brilliant. You get what you see with Dan Gore. He brings it to training every day, he is competitive, combative, he is a really good footballer. He has been progressing really well, like the others. I think he was injured when he had to get back in the team.

"Can't get carried away," Little cautions. "They still have quite a bit to do in terms of getting across to the other side. But it's great, we can see what they're really good at, the bits they need help with, that is the job every day.

"The more high-profile games they play in, the more pressure that gets put on them. That's what you want. In the end, they have to be able to perform under pressure in those types of games, the tasks they need."