Mason Greenwood was the youngest player to score five goals in Europe’s top five leagues this season. The 18-year-old is one of five teenagers to have reached that milestone; Jadon Sancho, Erling Haaland, Dušan Vlahović and Dejan Kulusevski all scored five or more in their respective leagues before turning 20.
Greenwood’s path to the Manchester United first team has been a carefully managed and plotted one. His workload has been monitored in order to ensure United do not overstretch their newest attacking prodigy.
A direct comparison can be made to Tottenham’s Ryan Sessegnon. At the age of 16, he was a first-team player for Fulham in the Championship – more than capable of cutting it in England’s second tier.
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