Who did it best: Berbatov, Greenwood or van Persie?
Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood displayed his unerring finishing ability on Wednesday night by breaking the deadlock with an acrobatic volley against Young Boys.
The teenage sensation moved into space inside the penalty area and met Luke Shaw’s perfect cross with an improvised strike that sent the ball fizzing into the bottom corner of Guillaume Faivre’s goal.
You can watch the goal below via BT Sport’s official Twitter account…
Mason Greenwood that is absolutely top drawer 🔥
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) December 8, 2021
Luke Shaw whips in the cross and... Wow!#UCL pic.twitter.com/NEG8LY2nCf
COMPARISONS WITH GREATS
Greenwood has often been compared to former United striker Robin van Persie during his fledgling career so far. That is both in terms of his finishing ability and even the way he moves around the pitch.
You can watch the flying Dutchman’s own acrobatic effort below…
In the 2009/10 season, in October, Dimitar Berbatov executed a very similar finish when meeting a Darren Fletcher cross to score in front of the Stretford End.
If you can’t remember the Bulgarian’s effort, watch it in the video below…
Just for fun, and to celebrate three excellent goals, we are pitting the Berbatov, Greenwood and van Persie goals against each other in a battle of the acrobatic volleys. Let us know your favourite by voting in the poll below…