Mainoo on Denmark, Ten Hag and Bellingham

England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo says nan "great journey" Denmark and Manchester United team-mate Christian Eriksen has been connected is “amazing” arsenic nan 2 nations hole to meet successful nan Euros connected Thursday.

Eriksen collapsed connected nan transportation and suffered a cardiac apprehension astatine nan past Euros successful 2021 and has since had an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) fitted, which has allowed him to proceed his career.

The 32-year-old midfielder scored nan opening extremity successful Denmark's first crippled of Euro 2024 against Slovenia - precisely 1100 days aft he collapsed successful nan crippled against Finland.

"I person learned a batch from him, watching him erstwhile past play erstwhile I wasn't playing arsenic much, trying to study and prime up from his crippled arsenic well," said Mainoo.

"The awesome travel he has been connected since nan past Euros is amazing. To beryllium astir him truthful close, he's specified a awesome player.

"If I'm to play connected Thursday I'll person to put that to nan broadside to compete against him and hopefully get nan win."

Another of Mainoo's United team-mates, Rasmus Hojlund is besides successful nan Denmark broadside but nan 19-year-old midfielder says nan 2 person not spoken astir nan match.

"I've not said to him recently, but I'll astir apt time off that for aft nan game," he added. "I'm focused connected what's going connected present and possibly aft nan crippled I'll speak to him.

"I haven't played against him before. He's a really bully friend, it's bully to person them relationships connected nan transportation and you build them disconnected nan transportation and astir nan training ground."

United head Erik 10 Haag will beryllium staying astatine nan nine contempt speculation astir his early and Mainoo said he owes a batch to nan Dutchman who gave him his Premier League debut and coached him done a breakthrough play which culminated successful making nan England squad.

"Happy to beryllium building pinch him, sewage 2 trophies, hopefully there's much to come," said nan teenager.

"It's bully to person that bid of mind to cognize what head we person erstwhile we spell backmost successful pre-season. I'm truthful grateful for him that he put truthful overmuch spot and belief successful maine to play successful nan team.

"I can't convey him enough."

Mainoo is competing for a spot successful England's midfield to play pinch apt starters, Arsenal's £105m signing Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham.

Real Madrid's Bellingham is among nan candidates to triumph nan Ballon d'Or for his starring domiciled successful his club's La Liga and Champions League-winning side.

Asked if Bellingham could beryllium crowned arsenic nan world's champion subordinate this year, Mainoo said: "Yeah definitely. I mean everyone knows really awesome of a subordinate he is. We spot it mundane successful training.

"He's specified a bully feline arsenic well. He's demanding, he has precocious standards that he sets and to play pinch him is great.

"Dec [Rice] is besides specified a bully player, truthful reliable and truthful bully connected nan shot and ascendant successful nan midfield, truthful erstwhile I did get to play pinch him it's ever a joyousness to person personification truthful beardown connected nan shot adjacent to you. You tin ever spot him nary matter wherever you are connected nan pitch.

"Everyone knows he's worthy each penny, he's specified a bully player. He's proved that successful nan Premier League and besides connected nan world level.

"[Playing alongside Rice], it frees maine up a batch and allows maine to spell guardant and onslaught and I ever cognize that erstwhile I spell I tin spot that he's there. It's a dream."

Uefa are investigating a declare of racism towards England's achromatic players during their opening triumph complete Serbia, but Mainoo said he did not person immoderate views connected nan alleged incident.

He added: "I only heard astir it connected nan measurement over, but arsenic it is an ongoing investigation I will time off it to Uefa to determine immoderate is going connected pinch it."