Ole Gunnar Solskjaer distanced Mason Greenwood from comparisons to Wayne Rooney after the teenage forward starred in Manchester United s 4-0 win over AZ.
United continued their December resurgence despite a lacklustre first half against their Eredivisie opponents, with Greenwood to the fore.
After Ashley Young opened the scoring, the 18-year-old striker fired home two sublime finishes either side of winning a penalty that Juan Mata converted.
All the goals came in the space of 11 second-half minutes, with Solskjaer s men now seeded for Monday s knockout-stage draw.
He s different class as a finisher, Solskjaer told BT Sport. In and around the box you expect him to get a shot off and on target. He s so precise in his finishing.
He s good how he creates space for himself.
Solskjaer was asked to draw parallels with another famous European night at Old Trafford, when an 18-year-old Wayne Rooney marked his Champions League debut with a hat-trick against Fenerbahce.
just loves a goal at Old Trafford! That s his fifth of the season here
One of our own
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No, no, no. He s a different type of player, Mason than Wazza, but he must have enjoyed tonight, he said.
The thing is with Mason, he s just going to look forward to Sunday tomorrow – he s not going to rest on his laurels.
Following 2-1 wins over Tottenham and Manchester City, Solskjaer heads into Sunday s home match against Everton with the feeling his squad is going from strength to strength.
It s very good. A lot of things can change in a week, but for us we just want games coming. It s a good group, he added.
I m looking forward to seeing how this December goes because they re growing into a good group.
