OLE Gunnar Solskjaer continues to be blown away by teenager Mason Greenwood – and believes Manchester United would have hit more than five past Cherries had the Old Trafford faithful been there.

The roaring Reds extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to a 16th match by walloping Eddie Howe’s relegation-threatened side 5-2 in a thrilling clash played out in front of empty stands.

Junior Stanislas’s first of the season had given Cherries a shock lead at Old Trafford, only for Greenwood, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial to put the hosts in charge at the break.

Joshua King reduced the deficit from the penalty spot, but United kicked on again as 18-year-old Greenwood notched his second before Bruno Fernandes completed the scoring with a fine free-kick.

“You can see when they go out on the pitch, they’re confident, they want the ball, they want to create chances,” Solskjaer said.

“We created chances, the energy of the team is fantastic. That performance in front of fans would be six or seven goals, definitely, because our fans give us extra energy and too bad they weren’t here today.”

Greenwood was the standout performer of a fine overall display, with his emphatic brace underlining his first-rate talent.

“We will always come back to his finishing because the goals were exceptional, the timings of them were great for us,” former striker Solskjaer said.

“But his general overall play is improving, his fitness is improving, his understanding of his position is improving more and more and I’m delighted with the goals.

“Right foot, left foot, now it’s about getting headers in.”

Asked if he had known a young player with such power and precision, Solskjaer said: “No, I don’t think I have.

“I have seen Wayne Rooney at the same age and Mason is a specialist finisher and specialist goalscorer he knows exactly what to do with the ball when he’s on the pitch.

“If he shoots he will score, he is going to get better and his general play has improved.”