Shola is also able to train with players who are similar to his age, such is the way United have always been quick to promote young talents. The likes of Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford have followed the same path from Academy to first team, so we asked if the forward spoke to them to gain advice on taking the big step into senior football.
“Yeah, definitely,“ he answered. ”Like, when I’m in and around the training ground, on the pitch training, whenever we’re in between drills, I am always asking them questions because we’ve shared quite a few of the same experiences.
“I can learn from them, say from some of the experiences they’ve had in the past or things they want to help me with, they can advise me. So I can learn a lot from them on a daily basis.”