Looking closely at Mason Greenwood scoring his seventh and eighth Premier League goals, it was impossible to escape the feeling that the conviction in his results was strongly at odds with the actual quality of the chances.
Clearly, both starts were obvious shooting opportunities, but at the feet of a typical Premier League striker the anticipation of the net explosion could have been measured. However, a different expectation is already emerging around Greenwood.
Once with his left and once with his right in an empty Old Trafford, the 18-year-old Manchester United striker made the ball look and sound like it had been shot from a cannon, honoring the song that describes him as dynamite.
On social media after United’s 5-2 win over Bournemouth Greenwood, he posted an explosive emoji to celebrate his first Premier League brace, and while it may have been a bit of fun, it points to an unfolding truth. Because the power and the location …
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