According to OptaJoe, Manchester United wonderkid Mason Greenwood’s six Premier League goals this season have matched a feat that Red Devils legend Wayne Rooney set in 2003/04 with Everton.
Greenwood has now scored the most (six) goals for a player aged 18 or under in a single top-flight season since Rooney.
Rooney bagged nine top-flight goals and four assists in 2003/04, the attacker’s fine form in that campaign led to United signing the ace the following summer, the rest is history.
Greenwood marked the impressive feat with a brilliant run and finish in last night’s win against Brighton, this game also marked the talent’s first top-flight assist.
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6 – Mason Greenwood's six goals in 2019-20 is the most by a player aged 18 or below in a single @premierleague season since Wayne Rooney scored nine for Everton in 2003-04. Emulating. pic.twitter.com/P2V3ACZ2Yy
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 30, 2020
Greenwood has now registered 14 goals and five assists in 41 first-team appearances this season, the attacker’s been phenomenal in his breakthrough season.
The England youth international is primarily deployed as a right-winger by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but plenty of the ace’s minutes have also come as a centre-forward.
Greenwood is so advanced technically for an 18-year-old, the Red Devils have an exciting talent on their hands, perhaps the ace will force himself into England’s squad for next summer’s Euros.