Manchester United star Kobbie Mainoo was spotted out at a restaurant with friends wearing the colours of their bitter rivals Manchester City on Wednesday night.

Mainoo, 18, has enjoyed a remarkable rise to stardom at Old Trafford this season, becoming one of the team’s standout players before making his international debut for England last month.

Kobbie Mainoo was spotted leaving a restaurant with friends while wearing a sky blue jacket

He appeared in good spirits as he shared a laugh with one of his friends outside the restaurant

Pep Guardiola’s City tried to poach Mainoo when he was younger, but were unable to convince him to move

But it could have all been very different as City were very keen to poach the talented midfielder during his younger days while he was in United’s academy.

Their interest was rejected at every turn, and Mainoo offered a glimpse of what they are missing when he was pictured in a sky blue jacket on Wednesday as he enjoyed dinner at The Ivy in Manchester city centre with his friends.