Ole Gunnar Solskjaer claims Mason Greenwood is the Manchester United player which reminds him of himself.
The Norwegian enjoyed a hugely successful period at Old Trafford as a player.
He scored 126 times across an 11 year spell which included his famous winning goal in the 1999 Champions League Final.
Solskjaer is now the man in the dugout at United and tasked with making the decisions.
He has a host of attacking weapons at his disposal with the likes of Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Edinson Cavani all vying for starts.
But he has hailed Greenwood as a "finisher and a goalscorer" and joked that the pair should have a competetition.
"There’s so many things. It depends on if it’s the mentality, the attitude. Is it the technical attributes?" he told the club's official website when quizzed on which player was most like him.
"I’d like to think that Mason is the one who reminds me about myself the most, as a finisher and goalscorer.
"We should have had a competition me and him to see who is the most accurate finisher!”
Greenwood was given his opportunity in the first team under Solskjaer.
Last term was his breakout season and the teenager was a regular by the time the year ended.
Long hailed as the best finisher at the club, Greenwood scored 17 times in all competitions.
This term has been a struggle though with the 19-year-old only finding the net on four occasions.
Solskjaer has challenged the academy graduate not to be a victim of second-season syndrome.
“Everything is a test," he said.
"We talk about the second-season syndrome and if you take your eye off the ball for a slight second the Premier League is unforgiving."
