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Mason Greenwood rivals Jonathan David for prestigious Ligue 1 award – with Marseille’s former Man Utd winger ending 2024 in style

<p>The <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/man-utd-extremely-disappointed-miss-out-100m-mason-greenwood-barcelona-cheap-deal-marseille-forward/bltb0a981377b404c12" target="_blank">former Manchester United winger</a> opened the 2024-25 campaign with a flurry of goals, before then <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/revealed-marseille-response-mason-greenwood-goals-drying-up-ex-man-utd-forward-four-game-barren-run/bltd8361f71890705b6" target="_blank">enduring a four-match barren run</a>. After rediscovering his spark, Greenwood has <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/video-volley-mason-greenwood-ex-man-utd-11-goals-season-marseille/blt1f19682a7fd9a91f#cscd43c7038f8f687d" target="_blank">taken his tally for the season to 11 and counting</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Two of those efforts were registered in the final month of the last calendar year, as he helped Marseille to collect seven points from three fixtures. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mason-greenwood-second-only-didier-drogba-another-goal-ex-man-utd-forward-marseille-chelsea-legend/blt98764d0dc71ae793" target="_blank">Greenwood was on target</a> in wins over Monaco and Saint-Etienne, with the first of those efforts being a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/amazing-mason-greenwood-attribute-allows-him-score-anywhere-marseille-team-mate-explains-ex-man-utd-forward-ligue-1-title-challenge/blt5abf081a5e9df917" target="_blank">nerveless last-minute penalty</a>.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Greenwood’s exploits are being recognised, as he sits on the three-man shortlist for the latest Player of the Month award. He is joined in the hunt for that prestigious prize by <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/best-2025-free-agents-start-negotiating-transfers-january-ranked/blt60db9fe3de14b200" target="_blank">Lille’s Canadian forward David – who has 17 goals this season</a> – and Lyon’s highly-rated midfielder Rayan Cherki.</p><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Ils ont terminé l’année 2024 en beauté 🤩<br><br>Les nommés pour le Trophée UNFP du Joueur du Mois de décembre : <br><br>🪄Rayan Cherki <br>🦊Jonathan David <br>⚡️Mason Greenwood <br><br>Votez pour votre favori sur : <a href="https://t.co/7j58y5maif">https://t.co/7j58y5maif</a> 🏆<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tropheesunfp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tropheesunfp</a> <a href="https://t.co/FSz2uVxToi">pic.twitter.com/FSz2uVxToi</a></p>— UNFP (@UNFP) <a href="https://twitter.com/UNFP/status/1875848284582871075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Greenwood is no stranger to individual awards, having been <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mason-greenwood-player-of-the-season-getafe-tribute-departing-starboy-man-utd-transfer-decision/blt6ba57643bda6db0f" target="_blank">named Getafe’s Player of the Year during a productive loan spell</a> in 2023-24, and will be back in action after the French winter break on Sunday when Marseille play host to Le Havre.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Mason Greenwood rivals Jonathan David for prestigious Ligue 1 award – with Marseille’s former Man Utd winger ending 2024 in style | Goal.com US

Mason Greenwood ended 2024 in style at Marseille and will now rival Canada international Jonathan David for the Ligue 1 Player of the Month award.