{"id":626918,"date":"2023-08-21T12:33:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T16:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=626918"},"modified":"2023-08-21T12:33:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T16:33:54","slug":"man-utd-greenwood-u-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/21\/man-utd-greenwood-u-turn\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Mason Did Not Commit the Acts He Was Charged With\u2019: Man Utd Make Huge Mason Greenwood Decision as Rapid U-Turn Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have finally reached a decision over controversial striker Mason Greenwood, with the club officially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/man-utd-official-club-statement-on-mason-greenwood-21-august-2023\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announcing<\/a> that the player will continue his career elsewhere in a dramatic U-turn according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamCrafton_\/status\/1693624353378685404\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Athletic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/manchester_united&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; style=&#8221;fraction&#8221; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mason Greenwood To Leave Man Utd<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Watch: <\/strong>Jadon Sancho&#8217;s final chance at redemption<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This is Jadon Sancho&#039;s Last Chance for Manchester United Redemption\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ioZIb3zqmGg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Man<strong> Utd Confirm Greenwood\u2019s Departure<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Prior to today\u2019s announcement, reports circulated that the Red Devils had informed senior staff that the club <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamCrafton_\/status\/1691861741473329245\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">intended<\/a> to bring Greenwood back to the club. Staff members were left disappointed with the decision made by United\u2019s executives, with multiple employees stating they would <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4790552\/2023\/08\/21\/greenwood-man-united-u-turn\/?source=user_shared_article&amp;access_token=10946791&amp;redirected=1\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">strike<\/a> if such a protest materialised.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/21\/amrabat-manchester-united-bid\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Can Soon Make an Official Bid for \u2018Extraordinary\u2019 Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s intentions were widely criticised, with a survey from The Athletic reporting that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamCrafton_\/status\/1692806435527114930\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">58% of fans<\/a> felt that Greenwood should never play for the side again.<\/p>\n<p>The nature of the scandal also reverberated politically as Andrew Weston, the Labour MP for Stretford and Urmston, voiced his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/manchester-mp-disappointed-man-utd-mason-greenwood-decision\/blte6b9a546ad201195\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disappointment<\/a> over the United&#8217;s handling of the situation.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Mason Greenwood Releases Statement<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The ongoing saga dates back to January 2022, when the young striker was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2022\/jan\/30\/man-arrested-after-manchester-united-suspend-mason-greenwood\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">arrested<\/a> on suspicion of rape and assault, following images and videos leaked to social media linked to the forward. Charges were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2023\/feb\/02\/prosecutors-drop-alleged-case-against-mason-greenwood\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dropped<\/a> in February of this year, while Manchester United delayed an immediate decision on the youngster\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/20\/no-excuses-man-utd-captain-lashes-out-after-defeat-to-tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_self\">Man Utd Captain Lashes Out After Defeat to Tottenham Hotspur<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following today\u2019s announcement from the club, Greenwood released a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1693625770688524328\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a>, accepting his share of responsibility which led to the social media posts. He also supports the decision made by the side, citing the need to not be a distraction.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Next Steps For Man Utd<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Richard Arnold, CEO of Manchester United, has confirmed that they will continue to offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/richard-arnold-open-letter-to-man-utd-supporters-after-club-decision-on-mason-greenwood?utm_campaign=ManUtd&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">support<\/a> to a player who has been there since the age of seven, but that they need to move on minimising distractions. In his open letter, the CEO stated that they believe: &#8220;Mason did not commit the acts he was charged with&#8221; and that the backlash to his return would have been debilitating to his career and private reform.<\/p>\n<p>As the saga concludes, the team can now focus on events on the pitch, as they look to get what has so far been a rocky start to the season on track.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_626575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-626575\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-626575 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/Manchester__Trafford_-_Old_Trafford_Football_Stadium_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_3725313-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester United Stadium Old Trafford- Will Mason Greenwood Return\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/Manchester__Trafford_-_Old_Trafford_Football_Stadium_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_3725313-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/Manchester__Trafford_-_Old_Trafford_Football_Stadium_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_3725313.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-626575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Lewis Clarke on Wikimedia, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Manchester_,_Trafford_-_Old_Trafford_Football_Stadium_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3725313.jpg CC BY SA 2.0 CC BY-SA 2.0 https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have finally reached a decision over controversial striker Mason Greenwood, with the club officially announcing that the player will continue his career elsewhere in a dramatic U-turn according to The Athletic. 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