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With Mason Greenwood blasting home his 13th Premier League goal at the weekend against Tottenham, the question that was posed was just how high does the 19-year-old’s goalscoring rank?
Greenwood doesn’t leave his teens until October, so still has plenty of time to add to his tally, despite following up a stunning 10-goal 2019/20 campaign with a below-par three goals this season.
So where does the United forward lie in league history, and what are his chances of taking top spot?
13 goals: Mason Greenwood, Emile Heskey, Marcus Rashford
While there’s some still doubtful regarding Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s suitability at United, keeping the traditions of investing on youth has reaped huge rewards, with Rashford and Greenwood likely to end up in far more important scorer lists.
14 goals: Chris Bart-Williams, Romelu Lukaku, Raheem Sterling
Raheem Sterling is less shocking considering he made his Liverpool debut at 17, while Romelu Lukaku’s incredible career got kick-started on-loan at West Brom after an inevitable slow start at Chelsea for yet another youngster.
17 goals: Francis Jeffers, Alan Smith
Getting off to a flyer with Everton and England’s U21s before failing to make the grade at Arsenal and Charlton, Jeffers never quite lived up to the hype, while Smith never regained the consistency he showed at Leeds which made him one of football’s hottest properties.
19 goals: Nicolas Anelka
With a Brazilian Ronaldo-ish start to his career, getting traded around some of Europe’s biggest clubs, Anelka lost his edge in his 20s with moves to Bolton and Fenerbache, but ended up claiming a golden boot and Champions League title at Chelsea.
30 goals: Wayne Rooney
35: Robbie Fowler
His ability slowly dropped away though, and it still seems rather baffling to look back at Fowler’s career without a Premier League or Champions League trophy to display.
40: Michael Owen
Injuries eventually took their toll on Owen, losing his extraordinary speed and acceleration, with the end of his career a rather sad tribute to what could have been.
