Erik ten Hag explains fatal Kobbie Mainoo substitution in Notts Forest defeat
Erik ten Hag has revealed he substituted young star Kobbie Mainoo at half-time due to concerns over his workload before Manchester United were beaten 2-1 by Nottingham Forest on Saturday night. 18-year-old Mainoo impressed during pre-season before picking up an injury but has since earned six starts in the Premier League. The central midfielder was hauled off for Scott McTominay as the Red Devils lost control in the second half. While Marcus Rashford equalised after Nicolas Dominguez's opener, Morgan Gibbs-White's 82nd-minute winner consigned Man Utd to their ninth Premier League defeat of the season. Mainoo in particular struggled with the attention paid to him by Gibbs-White, who pressed and harried the youngster so vociferously that his participation came to an end at the break. Man Utd suffered another dispiriting defeat / Catherine Ivill/GettyImages Asked if Mainoo's withdrawal was an enforced change, Ten Hag replied: "No, but he played a third game in a row in