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‘Greenwood can emulate Ballon d’Or winner Owen’ – Neville tipping ‘special’ Man Utd forward for the top

Mason Greenwood is capable of following in the footsteps of some notable teenage sensations, says Phil Neville, with there every reason to believe that the Manchester United forward could emulate the achievements of Ballon d’Or winner Michael Owen.

A striker who was recognised as the best player on the planet in 2001 burst onto the scene at Liverpool.

At 18 years of age he was already an established Premier League star and the talk of the 1998 World Cup after scoring a stunning solo effort against Argentina.

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Greenwood is the same age as Owen was at that point, with the highly-rated youngster having made giant strides since stepping out of the academy system.