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'Freakish' Greenwood Is Man Utd's New Baby-Faced Assassin THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2020 14 ‘Freakish’ Greenwood is Man Utd’s new baby-faced assassin Teenage kicks: 18-year-old Mason Greenwood has scored 15 times for Manchester United this season AFP | Madrid younger,” said Rashford. “If you keep learning, there’s no limit to anchester United have what you can become.” Mason spent more than £1 bil- United’s immediate future is Greenwood Mlion ($1.2 billion) on focused on securing a return new players over the past nine to Champions League football, years but the Red Devils latest with a trip to relegation-threat- revival owes much to a home- ened Aston Villa next up on grown superstar in 18-year- Thursday. old academy graduate Mason The swagger and speed with Greenwood. which United have played in The young forward was the the past three games has come, star of the show as United scored significantly, in the only three five goals in the Premier League matches Fernandes and Pogba at Old Trafford for the first time have started together. since 2011 against Bournemouth Pogba seemed destined to Mason at the weekend. leave Old Trafford for the sec- Greenwood smashed high into ond time in his career prior to Greenwood the Bournemouth net, first with the COVID-19 outbreak. Now, his left foot and then with his with finances tighter across Eu- has been hailed right as free-flowing United won ropean football, it is unlikely 5-2 in a style rarely seen since interest from Real Madrid will by manager Alex Ferguson’s retirement in materialise this summer. 2013. For the first time in his sec- Ole Gunnar In his first season with the Anthony Martial of Manchester United celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal ond spell at United, Pogba’s first team, Greenwood has Bournemouth was particularly ‘More like a man’ It has shown on the field as the role in the midfield suits his Solskjaer as scored 15 goals despite making eye-catching as he spun onto teenager has started three con- skill-set, with Nemanja Matic just 18 starts in all competitions. his supposedly weaker right foot Revitalised by the January secutive Premier League games providing the platform for the one of the “best United boss Ole Gunnar Sol- before crashing the ball with signing of Bruno Fernandes, for the first time, during which French World Cup winner and skjaer, who earned the tag “ba- such speed that Aaron Ramsdale United were in fine form before United have scored 11 goals. Fernandes to share the creative finishers” he by-faced assassin” for his finish- could not keep it out despite football’s three-month corona- Marcus Rashford and Anthony burden. ing prowess as a player at Old getting a hand to it. virus shutdown. Martial’s goals against Bourne- “We know that they (Rash- has seen Trafford, rates the club’s latest “It’s freakish,” said former But far from seeing their mo- mouth took them to the 20-goal ford, Martial and Greenwood) prodigy as “one of the best -- if United striker Andy Cole. “He mentum slowed, the manner mark in the season for the first can score goals, we know that not the best -- finisher I have can go either side and you know in which Solskjaer’s men have time and with an average of just they’ve got pace, energy, they’re worked with and seen”. he’s going to produce that kind returned has raised hopes they 21, United’s front three have the youthful, they’ll learn, they’ll Greenwood’s second against of quality.” could even mount a title chal- potential to bring back the glory improve,” added Solskjaer. lenge to Liverpool and Man - days of the Ferguson era in the “With the players that we have chester City next season. coming years. that can provide the passes with Greenwood did not let the “He’s always eager to learn Paul and Bruno, the creativity lockdown period go to waste and he reminds me, mentali - that we’ve got in the team now as he reportedly gained three ty-wise, of how I was when I was is exciting.” kilograms of muscle mass. “Mason is looking more and more like a man,” said Solskjaer prior to the season’s restart. KNOW WHAT Greenwood did not let the lockdown period go to waste as he reportedly gained three kilograms of Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood (left) vies with Sheffield United’s Jack Robinson (file photo) muscle mass Manchester United’s Paul Pogba is challenged by Tottenham’s Eric Dier (file photo) Rodgers hopes late leveller at Arsenal sparks Leicester revival AFP | London failed to add to their advantage. start with back-to-back defeats excellent first 45 minutes from eicester manager Brendan And after Nketiah saw red, at Manchester City and Bright- Arsenal. Saka created the open- LRodgers is hoping Jamie Vardy slotted home from De- on, there were more promising ing goal as he latched onto a de- Vardy’s late equaliser to salvage marai Gray’s cross to open up a signs from Mikel Arteta’s men as fence-splitting pass from the a 1-1 draw at Arsenal on Tuesday four-point lead on fifth-placed his reign at the Emirates begins outstanding Dani Ceballos and will prove a turning point as the Manchester United, who travel to take shape. teased Jonny Evans into falling Foxes try to cling on to a place to Aston Villa today. “We lost two points today that over his own feet before laying in the Premier League top four. “I think it’s huge for us,” said in my opinion we completely de- Aubameyang’s 20th Premier Rodgers’s men have now won Rodgers. “The second half we served,” said Arteta. “You can see League goal of the season on a only once in six games since the were outstanding. We were the effort, intensity, and desire plate. English season restarted last much quicker in our play and the players are putting in. I am But for Schmeichel in the month, but made the most of even 11 v 11 we were the better extremely proud. Leicester goal, the hosts would Eddie Nketiah’s red card 15 min- team. “You have to learn, when you have been out of sight before utes from time at the Emirates. “I was really pleased with play against this opposition you half-time as the Danish number Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s how we managed 11 v 10. We have to kill them.” one produced an incredible low Leicester’s Jamie Vardy shoots to score a goal against Arsenal strike gave the Gunners a got a deserved goal and if we Bukayo Saka has flourished save to deny Alexandre Laca- well-deserved first-half lead, had made the final pass we could a very important point for us.” they remain nine points adrift since Arteta replaced Unai Em- zette in between further smart but Kasper Schmeichel in the have gone on and won the game. Arsenal’s own chances of a in seventh. ery in December and the 18-year- stops from the French striker Leicester goal ensured Arsenal We take a point and it could be top-four finish appear gone as But after a poor start to the re- old was again at the heart of an and Saka..
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