Manchester United supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praised Mason Greenwood for the management and maturity he confirmed throughout Tuesday night time’s Premier League defeat to Leicester, attaining his twelfth aim of the season and twenty ninth of his senior profession.
With the rematch towards Liverpool on Thursday, Solskjaer closely rotated his staff to relaxation quite a few key gamers and 19-year-old Greenwood discovered himself as an older statesman on the entrance flanked by teammates Amad Diallo and Anthony Elanga.
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19-year-old Mason Greenwood stepped up and led by instance | Pool / Getty Photos
It was a long-awaited full debut for Amad after a handful of substitute appearances within the Europa League, whereas it was a primary senior sport for Elanga. Greenwood, regardless of nonetheless being a youngster himself, has over 100 United video games beneath his belt.
When he seems to the suitable and left and has Amad and Anthony subsequent to him, two boys doing their factor [first] The Premier League begins, he thinks he needs to be the principal and take accountability and he did, says Solskjaer, quoted by the Manchester Night Information.
“He was very mature. He regarded like a 29-year-old, not a 19-year-old. You noticed some particular management in how he needed to take accountability, he is aware of that. ”
Man Utd began the sport with Amad Diallo & Anthony Elanga | MICHAEL REGAN / Getty Photos
Solskjaer acknowledged that it could actually be tough for youthful gamers to tackle that place of accountability after they stand with older and extra skilled people, as is usually the case for Greenwood. However he has urged him to proceed to indicate his personal management.
“He has 100 video games, the expertise, how he took that accountability I used to be very completely happy with. It is probably not as straightforward when you will have Bruno [Fernandes]Paul [Pogba], Marcus [Rashford]and Edinson [Cavani] subsequent to you, which is pure, ”the boss defined.
“I nonetheless need him to do it on Thursday when he performs with the extra skilled.”
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