Ex-Reds name their Young Player of the Season

Amazingly, we made up 50 per cent of the eight-man shortlist that was released earlier today, with Mason Greenwood, Dean Henderson (on loan at Sheffield United), Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford all included.

The four United players face competition from Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), Mason Mount and Christian Pulisic (both Chelsea) in the public poll, which you can register your vote in now.

In today’s episode of MUTV Group Chat, our panel of former players offer their reaction to the news and explain their picks for the prestigious prize…

Ben Thornley:

“If you had asked me in the first half of the season then it would have been Marcus Rashford, but obviously with his injury, I think it is very, very difficult to look beyond what Mason Greenwood has done since he has come into the first team. As a young lad he has scored 17 goals so far this season and doesn’t look fazed at all. He takes each step as it comes, from the 18s into the 23s and now into the first team. He is completely unaffected, gets on with his job and does it to the best of his abilities, so for me it would be Mason Greenwood but it is a tight call between them all.”