Greenwood provides rare moment of magic

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MANCHESTER UNITED youngster Mason Greenwood scored an acrobatic stunner that lit up an otherwise drab draw with Young Boys.

Having started the continental campaign with a shock late loss in Switzerland, recentlyappointed interim boss Ralf Rangnick was able to make 11 changes with top spot in Group F already assured.

Greenwood underlined his credentials with an excellent volleyed opener that Fabian Rieder cancelled out superbly late in the first half.

How much Rangnick will glean from his second match in charge is unclear given the circumstances, but at least he got a first-hand glimpse of the undoubted quality possessed by United’s homegrown forward.

Amad Diallo and Anthony Elanga, both 19, also showed flashes of quality against David

Wagner’s visitors, who drew level when Rieder capitalised on sloppy United play to score an excellent 20-yard effort.

Nemanja Matic skippered the totally-rotated side as rain poured at Old Trafford, where United started on the front foot.

Juan Mata’s clipped ball put Elanga and Diallo through early on, only for the pair to get tangled before the latter’s shot was saved from a difficult angle.

It was left to Greenwood to show Rangnick his talent with an exceptional finish just nine minutes into the match. Luke

Shaw, making his return from a head injury, overlapped down the left and sent over a cross met by an acrobatic volley into the bottom left-hand corner.

Dean Henderson dealt with hopeful attempts from Michel Aebischer, Rieder and Christopher Martins Pereira during Young Boys’ rare voyages forwards, but an optimistic 42nd-minute strike would beat him. Sloppy play by Donny van de Beek and Aaron Wan-Bissaka was cut out by Rieder, who jinked inside and unleashed a firm strike that bent into the top right-hand corner.