Anthony Elanga is youngest Man Utd scorer in Champions League knockout stages but which other stars make up top five?
ANTHONY ELANGA’S goal against Atletico Madrid made him Manchester United’s youngest ever scorer in the Champions League knockout stage.
His expert finish could turn out to be a vital goal as United escaped from the Spanish capital with a 1-1 draw.
On as a substitute, Elanga found the back of the net on Europe’s biggest stage aged just 19 years and 302 days.
As chants of his name to the tune of ‘Rhythm is a Dancer’ rang out around the Wanda Metropolitano, Elanga put himself into the United history books.
He became youngest scorer in a knockout Champions League clash by OVER two years.
The next youngest Red Devils to net in the knockouts is Marcus Rashford.
His last minute penalty against Paris Saint-Germain to send United through to the quarter-finals back in 2019 made him the youngest player at the time to achieve the feat.
Now 24, Rashford stepped up from the spot to silence the Parc des Princes and send United through on away goals at the tender age of 21 years and 126 days.
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And when looking further down the list, there’s no surprise to see Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo on there.
United’s all-time record goalscorer Rooney found the net home and away against Roma on April 4, 2007, in the quarters aged 21 years and 162 days.
He netted in 2-1 defeat at the Stadio Olimpico first, before scoring again a week later at Old Trafford in the 7-1 romp over the Italians.
Ronaldo too was on the scoresheet the return leg on April 10, 2007.
And he’s still on the list of United’s youngest scorers in the Champions League knockouts.
CR7 was slightly older than Rooney was, at 22 years and 64 days, but is still the fourth youngest Red Devils to score in the knockouts.
Rounding off the entries is perhaps a surprise name, with Danny Welbeck the fifth youngest United goalscorer in a Champions League knockout tie.
Aged 22 years and 79 days, Welbeck headed home a Rooney corner against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu on February 13, 2019.
The last-16 first leg finished 1-1 thanks to Welbeck’s effort.
But a 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford in the return leg saw United crash out, with Ronaldo himself netting the winner for Real.
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