Mason Greenwood’s rise to fame in France continues after scoring twice in less than a minute for his new team Marseille.
The 22-year-old scored five goals in three games since moving from Old Trafford to Stade Velodrome for a claimed £19.8 million in July.
In the sixteenth minute, Greenwood scored the first goal between Marseille and Toulouse. He then quickly added another goal in less than 60 seconds.
In the first three games of the Ligue 1 season, the player who used to play for United’s academy has scored the same number of goals as another Manchester-born player who played for the blue half of Manchester.
Mario Balotelli set a record for most goals scored in a single season when he joined Nice from Manchester City in 2016. Greenwood has now matched that record.
He will also be trying to match the Italian’s skill in front of French goals. From 2016 to 2019, he scored 33 goals in 66 Ligue 1 games.
On the other hand, Marseille and Toulouse lost 3-1 at the Stadium Municipal in Toulouse on Saturday.