“Music helps me get in the right frame of mind,” Kobbie Mainoo tells Apple Music. If one thing stood out about Manchester United and England midfielder during his breakout 2023-24 season, it was that his frame of mind was always ice cool—on and off the ball. In a campaign where he got his first league start for the Red Devils, made his England debut, and bagged a nomination for Premier League Young Player of the Season, he stood out for his composure and maturity. As the domestic campaign came to a close and thoughts turned to the England team’s big summer, Mainoo assembled this playlist to spotlight the songs that help him retain that unflappable mind-state. “I like to be relaxed before a game,” he says. “⁠I listen to music in the car and in the changing room—⁠rap/melodic rap. ‘Gold Roses,’ Rick Ross; ‘Catch the Sun,’ Lil Baby; ‘Weekends in the Perry’s,’ Benny the Butcher…I like the vibe they set. Chill songs.”