Manchester United of England whiz-kid, Shola Shoretire has disclosed how much he cherishes winning The Red Devils’ best young player award for this season, megasportsarena.com reports.
In the wake of emerging with the gong for the 2020/21 season, the 17-year-old Shoretire, who got debuts in the English Premier League and UEFA Europa League, acknowledged that the award means a lot to him and for his family.
The youngster, who also excelled with United’s under-23 squad in the English Premier League 2, added that he felt honoured following in the footsteps of Ryan Giggs, Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood and Paul Scholes, who are all previous winners of the accolade.
Shoretire, who was top scorer for United in the EPL2, with ten goals in 21 appearances, declared: “It means a lot to me and I’m sure it means a lot to my family as well.
“Especially with the history of the award and the players who have won it before me. I feel very proud to have won it and very thankful to everyone who has helped me to achieve it.
“Looking at the trophy today and seeing Ryan Giggs has won it twice, Wes Brown, some of the recent ones as well like Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford and Angel Gomes.
“Seeing them and seeing I’m on the same path that they were on as well, shows how well United are doing through the Academy and getting people into the first team. “
