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Manchester Evening News
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Richard Fay

The scoring stat which proves Manchester United philosophy is working

It was a mixed weekend of emotion for Manchester United fans as their team were held to a 3-3 draw by Sheffield United in the Premier League.

An abject team performance was almost forgotten by United's nine minute second-half salvo as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side blitzed their hosts on the counter-attack.

Yet more dire defensive work cost United the win late on and ensured the points were shared on a chaotic afternoon in Yorkshire.

It's hard to take too many positives from the result particularly after an overall performance which was one of the worst in the post Sir Alex Ferguson reign.

However, there was one glimmer of hope which proved Solskjaer's new philosophy is starting to work.

Brandon Williams fine driven strike began the brief United revival, before fellow teenager Mason Greenewood drew the sides level with a fine predatory finish.

Their goals represented the first time United have had two teenagers score in a Premier League game since Wayne Rooney and Giuseppe Rossie did so against Sunderland in October 2005.

What is more extraordinary is the fact all of United’s goalscorers this season have been aged 23 and under, with Anthony Martial their oldest scorer so far (23y 326d vs Norwich).

The French forward is the youngest oldest goalscorer for a club in the Premier League this season with Solskjaer's emphasis on youth clearly making its mark on the first-team.

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