Comparing Danny Ings’ 2020-21 Prem stats to Man Utd’s current forwards

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Planet Football
21st May 2021

Manchester United have enjoyed an encouraging season, but manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to add some new faces in the upcoming transfer window.

One player United have been linked with is Southampton striker Danny Ings. After an injury-hit spell at Liverpool, Ings has shone at St Mary’s but is likely to leave this summer as he’s set to enter the final year of his Southampton contract, and The Telegraph suggest United and Spurs will battle to sign the striker.

We’ve compared Ings’ 2020-21 Premier League stats to the corresponding Premier League data of Edinson Cavani, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Mason Greenwood and Daniel James.

Goals
Danny Ings – 12
Marcus Rashford – 11
Edinson Cavani – 10
Mason Greenwood – 7
Anthony Martial – 4
Daniel James – 3

Assists
Marcus Rashford – 9
Danny Ings – 4
Edinson Cavani – 3
Anthony Martial – 3
Mason Greenwood – 2
Daniel James – 0

Minutes per goal
Edinson Cavani – 137.2
Danny Ings – 175.1
Mason Greenwood – 260.9
Marcus Rashford – 266.2
Daniel James – 274.6
Anthony Martial – 372

Minutes per goal or assist
Edinson Cavani – 105.5
Danny Ings – 131.3
Marcus Rashford – 146.4
Mason Greenwood – 202.8
Anthony Martial – 212.6
Daniel James – 274.6

Chances created per 90 mins
Marcus Rashford – 1.3
Danny Ings – 0.9
Edinson Cavani – 0.8
Anthony Martial – 0.8
Mason Greenwood – 0.5
Daniel James – 0.5

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Successful dribbles per 90 mins (success rate)
Marcus Rashford – 2.3 (50%)
Anthony Martial – 1.9 (61.2%)
Mason Greenwood – 1.5 (57.7%)
Danny Ings – 1.3 (52%)
Daniel James – 1.1 (52.4%)
Edinson Cavani – 0.3 (42.9%)

Passes per 90 mins (passing accuracy)
Marcus Rashford – 34.7 (79.2%)
Mason Greenwood – 29.8 (81.2%)
Anthony Martial – 25.5 (83.1%)
Daniel James – 24.6 (81.3%)
Danny Ings – 20.9 (63.6%)
Edinson Cavani – 19.2 (74.8%)

Shots per 90 mins (inside penalty area)
Mason Greenwood – 2.7 (1.9)
Danny Ings – 2.4 (1.7)
Marcus Rashford – 2.2 (1.2)
Anthony Martial – 2.1 (1.5)
Edinson Cavani – 1.5 (0.9)
Daniel James – 1.3 (0.8)