No wonder Ole Gunnar Solskjaer talks up Mason Greenwood the way he does. There is something of the cold-eyed assassin in Greenwood that reminds you of Solskjaer in his pomp at Manchester United.
United’s manager insists the teenager is even better than him at the same age, and he may well be right. But the comparisons are clear enough. The predatory instinct that kicks in when the goal is in sight, the nerveless preparation, and clinical execution.
Solskjaer has described Greenwood as the best finisher at the club, which is saying something when you look at some of his teammates.