The 17-year-old has scored in both of his first two starts for the Old Trafford outfit, but a former great is wary of mismanaging such a raw talent
Former Manchester United striker Andy Cole has asserted that academy graduate Mason Greenwood's finishing is so good that it's "a joke", but is hopeful that the club's current lack of striking options will not see too much pressure heaped on the young centre-forward.
“He's got a chance, he has got a chance,” Cole said on BBC Radio 5 Live when asked if Greenwood has the quality to succeed long-term at the Theatre of Dreams. “His finishing is a joke. Left or right foot, he's got quality in abundance.
“I just hope they don't – which Manchester United won't do anyway – that they don't put too much undue pressure on him. He's got great ability. They (Man Utd) are looking at it and saying 'We've got Mason, we're going to give Marcus [Rashford] the opportunity to play centre-forward.
“The disappointing thing is he's going to have to get thrown into the deep end a little bit earlier than they would have liked. [That's] due to injuries and due to them being prepared to allow [Romelu] Lukaku and [Alexis] Sanchez go.
“Ideally it would have been nice if they bought themselves another centre-forward.”