da premier bet： Having come to attention for getting on to the pitch in Manchester United’s dramatic Champions League triumph at PSG last season, Mason Greenwood has since continued to prove why he is one of the most highly-rated prospects at the club.
da heads bet： The starlet was on fire for the Red Devils during the club’s pre-season tour in the summer, notching against both Inter and Leeds respectively. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer even remarked that the 18-year-old had left him in no doubt that he could even make the startling line-up for the opening game of the Premier League game season against Chelsea. He said: “He is more than capable. It is a good possibility if he keeps going as he does. It is difficult to keep players out who perform well.”
But unfortunately for Greenwood, the Norwegian’s declaration hasn’t really manifested itself into consistent first-team opportunities. Despite making 11 appearances in the Premier League this season, they have all been off the bench and for very limited time too – it all adds up to just 137 minutes of top-flight football, less than a full game-and-a-half.
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However, following Anthony Martial’s reported late injury, Red Devils fans have flooded to Twitter to demand the prodigy gets given a chance to start against Tottenham on Wednesday night.
Some fans of the Manchester side urged Solskjaer to throw caution to the wind and play Greenwood in the number nine role, rather than moving Marcus Rashford over from the left-hand side.
The England international has six goals and three assists in nine games as a left-winger, but just four goals and one assist when deployed up top – a fact that supporters felt should give Greenwood the edge.
With reports suggesting his future is very much on the line, whether Solskjaer decides now is the time to trust an essentially unproven 18-year-old in the number nine role for the biggest game of his managerial reign is very much up for debate. Get it right, and it could prove to be a welcome stay of execution. But if he doesn’t, then the Norwegian may look back to this game with a deep sense of regret and ‘what if?’.
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