Former Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has climbed to the top of the Ligue 1 goalscoring charts with a double in a 5-1 win over Nice, and he has also done a rare interview
Mason Greenwood during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League match between Sporting Clube de Portugal and Olympique de Marseille.
Mason Greenwood continues to impress for Marseille(Image: Zed Jameson/MB Media/Getty Images)
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Former Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has taken time to do a rare interview in France, where he discussed his football and even labelled ex-Brazil star Ronaldo as ‘crazy’. The 24-year-old spoke ahead of Marseille’s Ligue 1 clash against Nice.
Greenwood has impressed for the French side since making a move from United back in the summer of 2024. The transfer saw United earn a fee of £26.7million, but they also have a sell-on clause inserted into the deal, which will see them given half of any fee earned by Marseille.
Teams showing an interest in the forward ahead of the January and summer transfer windows will be watching even closer, given his performance against Nice. Greenwood was on the scoresheet twice in a 5-1 away win on Friday night.
The goals are his ninth and 10th in the league so far this season, which means that he is currently leading the race for the Ligue 1 Golden Boot. He has overtaken Strasbourg’s Joaquin Panichelli.
In an interview with Ligue 1 Plus ahead of the match, Greenwood was asked about his skills, and when pushed on what he thinks his best move on the pitch is, he replied with: “The stepover.”
Brazil legend Ronaldo’s name was then mentioned by the interviewer, with Greenwood saying: “I watched a lot of him when I was younger, he used to do it on the goalkeepers a lot, which is kind of crazy.”
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In a different part of the interview, Greenwood opened up on a technique he uses to help keep himself calm when in goalscoring opportunities.
“The night before a game, I’m in bed and you’re just visualising things in your head, moments on the pitch,” he said.
“And when I go out to warm up on the pitch, I like to visualise, maybe if I’m in certain situations I’ll do this or do that, so when it comes to it it’s second nature really, I can just do it straight away.”
He also spoke about the advantage of being able to use both feet when in a dangerous position.
Mason Greenwood during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD3 match between Sporting CP and Olympique de Marseille.
Mason Greenwood in action for Marseille. (Image: Gualter Fatia/Getty Images)
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He said: “When you’ve got both feet, the defender sometimes likes to show you one way on to your weaker side or on to another side, which I like, because if he’s showing me or wants to push me, I’ll take the opportunity because I can shoot on the right side.
"Or if he wants to show me to the left, I can take the opportunity on the left.”