Manchester United loanee Mason Greenwood gave a good account of himself despite Getafe suffering a devastating 2-0 loss against Athletic Club on Friday night.

A goal in either half from Inaki Williams was all Athletic Club needed to clinch all three points and sink Greenwood and his teammates.

Manchester United loanee Greenwood was handed a perfect chance to pull a goal back for Getafe against nine men when a penalty was awarded in the 88th minute. However, he saw his spot-kick saved by Unai Simon, and Bilbao were able to see out a 2-0 win.

The Carrington academy started on the right side of a 4-2-3-1 formation alongside Ilaix Moriba and Oscar Rodriguez, who all played just behind striker Jaime Mata.

Greenwood distinguished himself even in difficult circumstances and demonstrated why some of Europe’s biggest clubs are hot on his trail and are eager to offer him his next permanent home.

During the 90 minutes he was on the pitch, Greenwood had 98 touches of the ball to his name.

The Englishman successfully delivered 59 of the 67 passes he attempted, managing an impressive pass completion rate of 88%. 6 of his passes were key passes.

He successfully found his intended target with three of his seven crossing attempts.

The 22-year-old tried to ping five long balls and was accurately connected on four occasions – it was a superb display of his individual technical ability.

Greenwood created two big chances.

Throughout the whole game, he attempted 6 shots, three of which were off-target with as many requiring Athletic Club goalkeeper Unai Simon to swing into immediate action to prevent his goal from being breached. He missed two big chances.

Greenwood also blocked three shots.

The forward embarked on 6 dribbles. He completed 4 of them. He hit the woodwork once and unfortunately for him, missed a penalty.

Had Greenwood scored from the penalty kick, it would have been his ninth league goal of the year.

In four of the seven ground duels he engaged in, the player prevailed. He cleared one thing as well.

Estadio Coliseum’s supporters would have surely wondered how Greenwood missed the scoreboard, but all in all, his performance was incredibly encouraging, and he can build on it to end the season strongly.

He undoubtedly demonstrated why he is a candidate for the La Liga Team of the Season.