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'Rooney only scored 17 in his first year’ – Man Utd sensation Greenwood is 'on the right track', says Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand sees Mason Greenwood on the “right track” at Manchester United, with the club’s latest teenage sensation only two goals away from matching Wayne Rooney’s return from his first season at Old Trafford.

Back in 2004, the Red Devils moved to snap up one of the most exciting talents in world football.

Rooney, who opened his spell at Old Trafford with a hat-trick, would go on to find the target on 17 occasions in his debut campaign and a record-setting 253 times across 13 years in Manchester.

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Greenwood is among those looking to follow in illustrious footsteps, with the 18-year-old having burst onto a senior stage in 2019-20.