Ones to watch
Mason Greenwood
MANCHESTER UNITED
The atmosphere in and around Manchester United is always infinitely lighter and more cheerful when top-quality youngsters emerge from their youth ranks, and they have certainly unearthed a diamond in the attacking 18-year-old who has taken the Europa League by storm this season.
With four goals in his five continental outings, the Bradford-born striker has been enjoying himself in the Premier League too, good enough to start in end-of-year wins over Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United.
“Every time he plays, he scores,” says team-mateJuan Mata after seeing the youngster get a brace in the 4-0 hammering of AZ. “In training he might not touch the ball a lot, but he is a finisher and a killer in the box. He’s a nice kid and I’m very happy for him.”
United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, no
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