Olympique de Marseille received five out of five. On the occasion of the reception of Le Havre, Saturday evening at the Vélodrome, the Phocéens scored a 5th success in a row in Ligue 1 (6-2), helped by the controversial expulsion of Gautier Lloris in the first period (34e). No matter for the Ciel et Blanc who are at the top of the championship, a step ahead of PSG.
Beyond the refereeing facts, this meeting between OM and Le Havre was marked by the high-flying performance of Mason Greenwood. After a complicated start, the English striker woke up and scored a quadruple (35th, 67th, 72nd, 76th), his first in Olympian colors.
The former Manchester United player has tallied 6 goals and 3 assists in 8 Ligue 1 matches played this season (7 goals and 4 goals in all competitions). Statistics worthy of the dazzling Neymar on his debut with Paris Saint-Germain in 2017.
“The last one to drop stats like that was Neymar”
“The last one to drop stats like that was Neymar. But not at all the same visual impression »estimated journalist Julien Froment on his X account, not failing to point out that numbers are not everything.
With this quadruplet, Mason Greenwood has above all joined an OM legend. Indeed, the last to have accomplished such a feat was none other than Jean-Pierre Papin. It was January 13, 1991, during a Marseille victory over Olympique Lyonnais (7-0).
After the match, Roberto De Zerbi was full of praise for his number 10, whom he sees going very, very high… “
It's true that Mason can do more, not only in terms of goals scored because in this area he doesn't need to do better, first recalled the Italian coach. He's already a top player in front of goal, but he can become one of the best players in the world because he has the ability. »
