Kobbie Mainoo: Gary Lineker Waxes Lyrical About Youngster After Match Winner Against Wolves

• Gary Lineker is full of praise for Man United youngster Kobbie Mainoo
• The English-born Ghanaian netted the match-winner against Wolves
• Mainoo is eligible to play for Ghana due to his parents background

England legend Gary Lineker was left speechless by the performance of Manchester United teenager Kobbie Mainoo following his match-winner against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The 18-year-old glided through a sea of Wolves defenders before curling home a stoppage-time winner as the Red Devils secured victory in a dramatic seven-goal thriller at Molineux.

The goal was the English-born Ghanaian's first in the Premier League, and it came at the right moment for his boyhood club.

Lineker enjoyed the game as the drama unfolded in an epic finale as the teen sensation crowned it with a lovely goal.

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"Wow! What a finale and what a prodigious young talent, Kobbie Mainoo is," wrote the former England striker on X, former Twitter, after the match.

Mainoo has been on the rise at Manchester United, making his 11th appearance for the Old Trafford outfit.

"It is a dream come true," Mainoo told TNT, as quoted by the BBC. "I have still not come down from it. I still feel like I am dreaming, to be honest. To start playing in the Premier League for my boyhood club has been amazing. Now it's about trying to win more games."

The teenager's international future will be a tussle between England and Ghana as the West Africans hope to convince him to represent the country of his parents.

Mainoo scores winner against Wolves

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Kobbie Mainoo netted a last-gasp winner as Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers in a thrilling encounter at Molineux.

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Wolves had scored a late equaliser by Pedro Neto in the 95th minute, but the young midfielder found the net seconds before the final whistle.

His winning goal was a display of pure brilliance, as the 18-year-old deftly manoeuvred past one defender, executed a nutmeg on another, and expertly curled the ball into the bottom corner of Jose Sa's goal.