Mason Greenwood has matched a Didier Drogba feat in his first season with Marseille as he scored and assisted in their 4-1 battering of Brest.
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Greenwood scores and assists in 4-1 winBrings up 19th Ligue 1 goal with MarseilleEquals Drogba's record in his Marseille debut seasonFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Greenwood has been in fine form for Marseille since the forward left Manchester United in a cut-price deal last summer. The 23-year-old has largely shone with Les Olympiens this season, and despite talk of a feud between the forward and coach Roberto De Zerbi, Greenwood is continuing to perform for the French side.
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Greenwood scored his 19th Ligue 1 goal of the season on Sunday night, as he also bagged an assist for Amine Gouri's spectacular bicycle kick. Gouri was the major star of the night with his hat-trick, but it was also a special night for Greenwood as he matched Drogba's record of scoring 19 league goals in his debut season with Marseille.
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The overall record for the most league goals scored by a player in his debut season with Marseille is currently held by ex-Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis, who scored 20 times during his loan spell in 2016-17.
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The 22-year-old now only needs one goal to equal Gomis' record and two more goals to outright hold the record for most league goals by a Marseille player in their debut campaign. However, Greenwood only has three more games to do so with the end of the season closing in.