The most interesting aspect of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s comments about Mason Greenwood before this game was that they were largely unprompted.
Asked a gentle question about Greenwood’s goal and assist in Sunday’s FA Cup win over Liverpool here, it was Solskjaer who chose to mention that progress will not happen on its own and that Greenwood did not kick on as hoped after his previous goal at West Ham in early December.
It was Solskjaer too who raised the issue of ‘second season syndrome’ with only mild encouragement.
There is no doubt that United have great expectations for Greenwood.