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From being promoted by Mourinho to leaving at 21 - the rise and fall of Mason Greenwood at Manchester United
26.08.2023 - 03:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The humid clouds do not spoil the view of Singapore from the rooftop of the Fullerton Bay Hotel. The landmark Marina Bay Sands, its three towers hovering in a vista from a sci-fi film, dominates the background and provides the backdrop for a Manchester United photocall.
Mason Greenwood and his teammates stride past the swimming pool and assembled VIPs to reggae music. Greenwood is conspicuous by the replica shirt that bears his name and squad number. He wears the number 26, bumped up from 47. He is still 17.
The previous day, Greenwood lashed in the only goal against Inter Milan. The Maui Jim official remarks how surprising it is that Greenwood is still listed as a youth team player on the United website. He will soon be relocated to the first team section.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer likened Greenwood's footballing development to that of Ryan Giggs at his post-match press conference. Like Giggs as a youngster at United, Greenwood is off-limits to the media in Singapore. A little over a year later, Solskjaer expressed his dismay that Greenwood conducted a media call during his only call-up to the England squad in September 2020.
Also read: Richard Arnold's open letter to United fans on Mason Greenwood
The only dialogue this correspondent had with Greenwood was during a Zoom call in February 2021. He was 20 by then.
That was a joint manager-and-player obligation and the first four questions were allocated for Greenwood. He spoke engagingly and provided authentic answers before he was permitted to leave the room. Solskjaer offered an approving fist-bump. The maturity was noticeable.
During the Q&A in Singapore, the compere posed Greenwood a question. In shades and a Hawaiian leis around his neck to promote United's sponsor,
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