That this team claimed the title earlier than any team in English history has, only a few weeks after it happened, been completely forgotten. There is a danger that, whatever Greenwood becomes, he is destined to be told he is not what he might have been. If Greenwood scored 140 goals in his first 200 Premier League games, would that be enough? Captain of Manchester United, captain of England, record scorer for both, winner of Premier Leagues and Champions Leagues. In part, of course, Greenwood and all the others that will follow him have Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to blame.

Source: New York Times July 17, 2020 17:48 UTC