He needs a manager that will be on his back all the time so that he can realize his potential (which is huge). If he keeps working hard, we have a truly world class attacker for years.
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If Rashford doesn't pull up his socks on Saturday, I'd be hooking him off for Greenwood.
Elite talent. Needs to be getting experience in the no 9 role more which worries me as it’s hard for us to do that with Ronnie.
His performance and goal for one of the bright spots
He'll be incredible in two years when playing under an actual manager. 30+ goals a season player.
Has all the potential to become a great Utd player. The question is his attitude that's the only thing that could hinder him.
Yeah I include that in technique but he quite literally is levels above Rashford in every category besides pure explosive pace and maybe trickery on the ball.
Sancho, Ronaldo, Greenwood. That should be our front 3. Rashford needs to earn his place back.
Mason picked up where he left off after coming on at the weekend. Breathing down Rashford's neck. Beautiful goal too.
Whilst I agree his all-round game is better than Rashford, he doesn't run in behind in the same way Rashford will do it time and again. It's why I expect Marcus to start on Sunday again, even though Norwich will sit in a low block.
It'll be great for him that we are now playing a 4222 though, perfect for him to get time through the middle whilst having a world class player like CR7 next to him.
It'll be great for him that we are now playing a 4222 though, perfect for him to get time through the middle whilst having a world class player like CR7 next to him.
That's the kind of goals I want to see from him, those the "fox in the box" type of goals because he's a killer there and with a blink of an eye he will finish you.
Best player on the pitch by a mile. Real shame we couldn't play him within 50 yards of another decent footballer this evening, had absolutely no support whatsoever.
He's got elite level talent. Not sure what will come of it, but have to hope Rangnick loves him.
He's got elite level talent. Not sure what will come of it, but have to hope Rangnick loves him.
Not so bad in this formation.
He's our best forward on the ball alongside Sancho.
A rolls royce surrounded by ford fiestas.
Best player on the pitch, but not sure he did enough to convince he's a better choice than Sancho.
Good job he’s competing with Rashford then who he’s miles better than.
No he's not. Wrong side of the pitch.
Greenwood - Rashford is the new Martial - Rashford. Neither was better than the other for a quite long time as they were quite hot and cold. Until Rashford pulled away.
I hope they both shine.
I hope they both shine.
Unbelievable. He's so good 
If RR picks on merit he should start ahead of Rashford (unless Edi gets back)
If RR picks on merit he should start ahead of Rashford (unless Edi gets back)
What? Ronnie scoots over to the left.
Literally we set up like this at the weekend.
——Ronaldo——Rashford——
Sancho—————————Bruno
No reason why Greenwood couldn’t slot into one of those front two striker positions. He’s a striker and Rashford was playing striker.
That's practically the first time we've ever lined up like that. For his entire career Rashford has been on the left, Greenwood on the right. We signed Sancho to play on the right.
It's a bit of a shame since just before the back injury Rashford actually added a lot of creativity to his game but he seems to have completely lost it — both the vision and technical execution. Greenwood's general technique is better though, way more consistent.
Coincidentally it's practically the first time we've ever played under Rangnick...
He looked like the most experienced and mature player on the pitch, despite Mata and Matic being out there.
Class, scored a very good goal, laid one on a plate for Mata and used the ball really well, looked tye leader out there. Needs to start on Saturday.
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Huh. Interesting. I wonder is that “athletic level” comment a reference to his cardio? His stats aren’t great for defensive effort and there must be some data behind him almost never being allowed to play a full 90.
Great to see him putting in some tackles tonight anyway. Impressing the new boss.
I like the comments from Ralf.
Mason is a beast of a finisher, but he’s only 20 and we don’t know his ceiling yet!
Let’s see how far Ralf can push him.
Mason is a beast of a finisher, but he’s only 20 and we don’t know his ceiling yet!
Let’s see how far Ralf can push him.
Yeah, the most interesting bit. He mentioned it twice, about becoming an athlete. I think that's not just the defensive effort, but a fair assessment on what he can improve on. He's already one of the best technical players at the club, super composed, Rio said it well when he mentioned that he doesn't get tackled as often, because he evades it thinking a step ahead. Rangnick said he can develop physically and mentally, but technically he's great, and made a point of if Mason fulfills his potential he can become a regular for the team and quite valuable. That's been obvious since he first burst onto the scene, but he's not really developed that much (there was a bit when Ole wanted him to learn from Cavani, which he seemed to do) and he's keeping his feet on the ground. I think that's sensible, but Mason will obviously become a great player.
I've always thought similar to Martial there's obvious stamina issues. It feels like he has to pace himself to last 90 and can't really manage too much sustained hard running. People would often lose their shit when Ole subbed him off early before other players he was obviously playing better than but you could often see him tiring as games went on.
Obviously he's young so hopefully can improve on this under Ralf.
What good is rashford running behind when he can't stay onside?
Ronaldo and Greenwood up top 
Yes that would make sense. A lot of his close dribbling, touches and passes are done well due to his technique that comes from his high hip centre of gravity/running gait; I'm sure it takes a lot on the body especially if you're not a high octane athletic specimen like Rooney/Rashford/Ronaldo etc. Obviously those players worked on it but it probably came more naturally than compared to Greenwood.
Similar to Sancho, their bodies are not (currently) built for lots high intensity sprints and box to box running.
Really nicely taken goal. Always glad to see him on the scoresheet.
He needs to be replacing Rashford in the first team. Far, far bigger talent. Rashford is a nice squad option long term.
He seems a bit languid at times, like Berbatov (although not as much). Maybe it's a by-product of being a cerebral player?
Clearly showed he doesn’t belong in this B team. Needs to start a lot more in the League.
He's 20 years old. He has 3 to 4 years of physically maturing, then he'll adapt to his body as he ages into his late 20s. But he has loads to still experience, learn, and apply on a daily basis, let alone on matchdays.
We don't know how significant his Covid was nor if he will have any long term impacts. Mason has improved every year and he will continue to improve physically, emotionally, and mentally....in addition to his football talents.
Yep that could very well be true. Either way though, that was the hardest working performance I’ve ever seen from Greenwood so it’s clear Ragnick has had an immediate impact on that front. If he keeps working hard he could be a beast under this new regime.
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