Solskjaer spotted Greenwood’s potential when he was seven years old.

Mason Greenwood will help ensure Manchester United continue one of the more remarkable statistical streaks in the modern game against Everton on Sunday although his manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has long known of the young striker’s potential.

The meeting with Duncan Ferguson’s side will see United field a homegrown academy product in their match-day squad for a 4,000th consecutive game, a run dating back to 1937.

Greenwood, 18, is likely to be on the bench despite scoring twice and playing a starring role in United’s 4-0 Europa League win over AZ Alkmaar on Thursday.

But for Solskjaer, Greenwood’s development has come as no surprise with the United manager first having spotted — and recorded on camera — the striker’s potential when he was just seven