Man Utd: Solskjaer praises Mason Greenwood's performance
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was delighted with Mason Greenwood after the youngster’s brace against AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League on Thursday. And the form of the teenager shows the Red Devils may not need Erling Haaland after all.
Greenwood is seen as the future of Manchester United and, at the tender age of 18, has already scored six goals across all competitions this season.
His brace against Alkmaar on Thursday was proof of the potency that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been hailing all throughout the campaign.
Greenwood’s first goal was sumptuous. After the ball broke loose, the United star rifled a terrific low drive into the bottom right-hand corner.
And his second was also impressive, with the United star cutting in from the right before unleashing a powerful shot that sailed beyond Marco Bizot in the Alkmaar goal.
Earlier in the season, Solskjaer said Greenwood was one of the best finishers he’d seen.
"Mason is one of the best finishers I've seen," Solskjaer said. "And I've played with quite a few decent ones."
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Man Utd star Mason Greenwood was sublime against AZ Alkmaar (Image: GETTY)
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Yet Greenwood is deserving of a place in the first team and, unlike Martial, hasn’t been given the chance to lead the line on a regular basis.
Haaland would be a shrewd acquisition.
But not a particularly needed one. Greenwood, Martial and even Marcus Rashford can play down the middle. Daniel James, too, has been deployed their on a couple of occasions.
And United should cool their interest in Haaland because they have other areas that need addressing, like the centre of their midfield.
Haaland is good but, if given the chance, Greenwood has the potential to be even better.