Ole Gunnar Solskjaer claims Mason Greenwood is “a nightmare” for defenders after the teenage striker scored his first double for Manchester United .
Greenwood’s two goals in a helped United finish top of their Europa League group, and he is the club’s second highest scorer with six.
Solskjaer is delighted with the 18-year-old, although he claims he needs to work on his heading.
“I’ve probably said it all before, there’s nothing new,” said the United boss. “He scored two tonight and tomorrow in training he will go and score a few more.
“He’s always done it. It’s just natural for him, he’s a natural footballer.
“The closer he gets to the goal, the more dangerous he is. Right foot, left foot, he’s a nightmare for defenders.
“I think he needs to develop his heading if he is going to be a proper striker.
“I’ve seen a few good young strikers. I played with Wazza (Wayne Rooney). As a natural finisher, he’s one of the best I have seen.
“I’m not afraid of playing him in the Premier League, not at all. It’s about finding the right path for him. Of course, he’s ready.”
United hit AZ Alkmaar with a four-goal blitz in 11 minutes to finish top of their Europa League group after a poor first half when they created little.
Asked about his half-time team talk, Solskjaer said: “There weren’t any cups flying.
"We just had to get the troops together and get back to what we’re good at - more aggressive, urgency without the ball, more composure on the ball.
“We were too slow, too rash, just giving the ball away.
“The first half was not our identity, we do not play that way. We played so much better in the second half and there was a big difference between the first and second halves.”
