The forward made the letter A with his hands after his goal against Brighton as a nod to the 19-year-old.
Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood paid tribute to his now-former teammate Angel Gomes during his celebration against Brighton on Tuesday.
The 18-year-old opened the scoring for the Red Devils in the first half of his team’s 3-0 victory in the Premier League clash.
Greenwood celebrated his sixth goal of the Premier League season by making an A with his hands as a sign of assent to the 19-year-old, whose contract with the club expired the same day.
Greenwood posted a photo of his celebration on Twitter confirming it was for Gomes, captioning: “A promise is a promise.”
Gomes expressed his gratitude towards the forward when he posted a photo of Greenwood celebrating in an Instagram story, writing: “Speechless. I love you brother. Special, special player, thanks for the dedicated goal.”
A promise is a promise 🅰️ @ agomes_47 pic.twitter.com/dvrHKoGvEk
– Mason Greenwood (@masongreenwood) June 30, 2020
The tribute comes when Gomes’ leaves Man Utd on a free transfer after his contract with the club expired.
The player and United had been trying to resolve their dispute over a new deal for several months and coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said last week that he hoped he could convince the midfielder to stay.
However, Gomes failed to reach an agreement with the Old Trafford team and is now a free agent.
The 19-year-old has already been linked to a move to Chelsea, though Blues chief Frank Lampard says they have not discussed making an offer.
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Gomes joined Man Utd at the age of six and advanced through the club’s academy to make his first-team debut with José Mourinho in 2017, when he replaced Wayne Rooney in the closing stages of a 2- victory. 0 at home against Crystal Palace.
But the England U-20 international made just 10 overall appearances for the senior team, failing to make more than three in all competitions in a single campaign.
Gomes says he has modeled his playing style on former great Barcelona and Spain player Andrés Iniesta, adding that his childhood heroes were Juventus and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo and former Brazilian duo Ronaldinho and Robinho.
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