A section of the Manchester United fans have praised the performance of Mason Greenwood during the club’s opening game of the Europa League group stage against Astana.
The teenager was handed with his maiden start of the season on the right wing after previously featuring off the bench in four of the opening five Premier League matches.
United were the dominant side against Astana with more than 70 percent of the possession but they could not find the breakthrough in the first half where Marcus Rashford was wasteful in front of goal.
The same theme continued following the interval but Greenwood eventually bagged the winning strike after some fine bit of play with both feet which was reminiscent of United favourite Robin van Persie.
Greenwood’s two-footed ability has already been mentioned by Solskjaer and he showed the same against Astana with a quick change of play from his left to right foot before slotting home the winner in the 73rd minute.
This has certainly delighted a large section of the fans and some of them have taken to Twitter to heap praise on Greenwood, who has the potential to become a world-class player for United in the future.
Twitter Reactions:
MASON GREENWOOD! THIS IS YOUR TIME. ??? #mufc
— Hesham Bilal-Hafiz (@hesham786) September 19, 2019
? Mason Greenwood is the best finisher at the club!
? What a first goal! #mufc
— Reppin’ Utd (@ReppinUnited) September 19, 2019
Left foot, chop onto the right foot and through the keepers legs. Mason Greenwood has arrived ? https://t.co/3BqM4MIpHN
— The Man Utd Way (@TheManUtdWay) September 19, 2019
Made up for Greenwood. What a player he’s going to be. Well deserved.
— Liam Canning (@LiamPaulCanning) September 19, 2019
Once you see the RVP in Greenwood, you can’t unsee it.
— Psalmy (@7salmy) September 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/shuubeemaikaji/status/1174784256893169665
The England youth international has spent most of his youth career playing in the centre-forward position but the presence of Rashford meant that he had to settle for a role on the right side of the attack.
While the teenager has built his reputation further with the performance, there are certainly question marks regarding the ability of Rashford leading the line after being wasteful with his chances once more.
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