There’s little better as a United fan than watching a talented and hard-working Academy graduate push themselves on in the first team. It’s one thing seeing a player make their debut, it’s another watching the week-by-week progress, the added skills and improved composure, the ups and the downs.
That’s what we’ve seen with Mason, who has come back from lockdowns and summers off having bulked up, who has worked on his decision-making, his all-round game, his heading, on shooting through the defender’s legs, on shooting early while the goalkeeper isn’t yet set. And while he’s improved, he’s scored loads.