"Kobbie is very special in the sense, from my experience looking at international football, that sometimes you can lose because you lose control of the game," former England and United midfielder Owen Hargreaves told GOAL.
"And we've got a lot of great players. We can't play all the 10s, but one thing Kobbie gives you, you can pass him the ball at any point. You need that in international football because you look at that young man, he hasn’t played for a year, then you play the two hardest teams in the league (City and Arsenal), which have the most possession in the league and you can pass and show courage.
"I'm just really proud of him the way he's just started to play after not playing for a year. And I'll be honest, I don't think I've ever seen him ever play a bad game. For a young man to achieve what he's done, score the winning goal in the FA Cup final, have an impact on the international stage, not play for a year when you're probably one of the best young players in the country, then to just play the games that he has tells you all you need to know. Imagine what he's going to be like as he gets older with more experience."