Manchester United youngster Mason Greenwood in awe of Edinson Cavani ‘movement’

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Mason Greenwood has described the admiration he holds for Edinson Cavani’s game with the Manchester United youngster claiming the Uruguayan “does everything right as a footballer”.

The 19-year-old scored in the FA Cup win over Liverpool last weekend after a 10-game run without a goal.

But Greenwood has revealed the lessons learned from former PSG and Napoli star Cavani as he makes his way in the game.

"He's a top striker, you can tell the second he came here," Greenwood told United’s official website.

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"The stuff he does, the way he dresses himself, the way he trains, the way he does everything right as a footballer, really.

"He reminds me a lot of Juan [Mata] who's here as well, and Nemanja [Matic] - two great professional players. It's always good to have them in your team, as a young lad, to look up to.

"For me, it's his movement really. I've never seen a striker do as many movements.

“He does probably the same movement about six or seven times a game, like the one against Southampton, he does that every day in training. He scored two from doing the exact same thing.

“It's good to see a high-level striker at the club you can take note of.”

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has also underlined the improvement made by Greenwood in recent weeks.

"I think Mason has taken steps, he has grown, is more mature and he has been training with Edinson Cavani for half a season now," the Norwegian said.

“He is learning good habits and whoever doesn't learn good habits from a good professional like him or Bruno [Fernandes], or the players we've brought in, that's a pity.

“I'm very confident that Mason will chip in with good performances and goals and assists.”