The young Englishman again came to his team's rescue on Saturday as he rescued a point for United late on against a managerless Everton team burdened with problems of their own. The strike - a wonderful left-footed shot into the bottom corner from outside the area - had the mark of a player with leagues' more experience in top level football.

So effective has he been recently that his manager, tasked with eking results out of a badly misfiring side, has become progressively more comfortable with placing the weight of United's goalscoring intentions squarely on Greenwood's 18-year-old shoulders.

And, for the time being at least, it appears to be working.

Greenwood's equalizer against Everton doubles his Premier League tally for the season after he grabbed his first, and equally crucial, goal in the 3-3 draw with Sheffield United.

He has also been regularly utilized in Manchester United's Europa League campaign where he has scored four times in five appearances, including a second-half brace against AZ Alkmaar earlier this week.