{"id":566349,"date":"2020-09-18T06:34:39","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T10:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=566349"},"modified":"2020-09-18T06:34:39","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T10:34:39","slug":"ole-gunnar-solskjaer-tried-to-get-mason-greenwood-out-of-england-sqaud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/18\/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-tried-to-get-mason-greenwood-out-of-england-sqaud\/","title":{"rendered":"Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Tried to Get Mason Greenwood Out of England Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> manager <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/65cb97b8\/Ole-Gunnar-Solskjaer?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ole Gunnar Solskjaer<\/a> has revealed that he tried to get <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/58eee997\/Mason-Greenwood?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mason Greenwood<\/a> out of the England squad after the youngster received his first call-up.<\/p>\n<p>Greenwood played 51 times last season for United, scoring 19 and assisting five times. This form earned him a call-up to the England squad.<\/p>\n<p>He would go on to make his debut for <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/a29c3ed6\/Gareth-Southgate?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gareth Southgate<\/a>&#8216;s side in the 1-0 win against Iceland. However, he was sent home after the game for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/07\/foden-and-greenwood-break-england-bubble\/\" target=\"_self\">breaking COVID-19 protocols<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Greenwood, alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City<\/a> youngster <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/ed1e53f3\/Phil-Foden?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phil Foden<\/a>, was sent home after it was revealed they had invited two girls to their hotel room.<\/p>\n<h2>Solskjaer Tried to Get Mason Greenwood out of England Squad<\/h2>\n<h3>Solskjaer&#8217;s Comments<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking in his press conference for United&#8217;s game against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/crystal-palace\/\" target=\"_self\">Crystal Palace<\/a> on Saturday, Solskjaer said: &#8220;The kid had a fantastic season, he&#8217;s just come through. I&#8217;ve worked and the club have worked really to when we gave Mason enough time on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Then you come to the end of the season and we&#8217;ve had less than two weeks off and he&#8217;s called up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I tried my best to give him a rest over the summer, we asked specifically he should have had a rest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He needs it mentally and physically and the first thing that happens is that he&#8217;s called up and right there in the press.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Greenwood Trained on His Own After England Duty<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Solskjaer on Greenwood: &quot;He&#39;s part of the group. He trained by himself for a little while + as soon as possible he&#39;s with us. This is where he feels at home. Not comfortable, we challenge him. We&#39;ve had a plan with him throughout the season + it&#39;s worked really well.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Laurie Whitwell (@lauriewhitwell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lauriewhitwell\/status\/1306882252207521794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After returning from England, Greenwood was forced to train on his own whilst he waited for a COVID-19 test result. This test was required because of the youngster breaking the rules. However, Solskjaer confirmed that the player is in contention for Saturday&#8217;s game and is now training back with the group.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s part of the group. With this testing and the COVID protocols he trained by himself for a little while.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had some tests done, and of course as soon as it was possible he was with us. He&#8217;s a big part of this group and this is where he feels at home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Greenwood himself would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/mason-greenwood-issues-apology-and-promises-to-learn-lesson?utm_campaign=ManUtd&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_source=twitter#\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">issue an apology<\/a> on his return to United.<\/p>\n<p>It read: &#8220;Having now had the chance to reflect on what\u2019s happened, I can only apologise to everyone for the embarrassment I have caused.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was irresponsible of me to break the COVID-19 protocols which are in place to protect players, staff and the public.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to apologise to Gareth Southgate, for letting him down, when he had shown great trust in me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Playing for England was one of the proudest moments in my life and I only have myself to blame for this huge mistake.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I promise my family, the fans, Manchester United and England that this is a lesson I will learn from.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"JLFO4PJpQbpdSYiUodDcmg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1270827037\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'JLFO4PJpQbpdSYiUodDcmg',sig:'fgp1jW55zuOo646FxG689rNGXEKtOkmwXIfSXBhS1rM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1270827037',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed that he tried to get Mason Greenwood out of the England squad after the youngster received his first call-up. Greenwood played 51 times last season for United, scoring 19 and assisting five times. This form earned him a call-up to the England squad. 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