Former Manchester United striker Michael Owen thinks that Mason Greenwood can become their new Wayne Rooney.

United have not had a talisman in the number 10 position since Rooney left the club.

While Marcus Rashford has emerged as a world star, he is more of a winger.

And Owen thinks Greenwood can become their Rooney in the next year or two.

He told Premier League Productions: "I still think that Manchester United could do with – I know it's impossible but if they could find that next Wayne Rooney, that next 19, 20, 21-year-old who was going to be there for the next 10 years…

"They've almost been getting by with Ibrahimovic, getting by with Ighalo.

"These players are very good but coming to the end of their career but they probably need to find that one like a Rooney, right at the start of his career that's going to carry them forward.

"Can it be Mason Greenwood? It might be that they use these types of players while he grows with them.

"It's all fascinating at the moment at Manchester United, a real, interesting puzzle to solve.

"But I do think they're going in the right direction."