Man Utd Women Fans Insist on Boycotting Greenwood – No Return to Premier League/England Even If He Performs Well

Tuesday night’s UEFA Champions League Group Stage Matchday 5 clash between Marseille and Newcastle United could have been Mason Greenwood’s chance to revive his fortunes domestically. It marked the first time the 24-year-old English forward had faced a Premier League side in an official match since leaving Manchester United on loan for Getafe in the summer of 2023 (before moving to Marseille a year later). He could have used this game to showcase his goalscoring ability to his compatriots and change their perceptions of him.

Greenwood is "obsessed" with returning to the England national team (he earned one cap in 2020) ahead of the 2026 World Cup (to be held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada from June 11 to July 19). A few months ago, he considered representing Jamaica, his mother’s home country.

Given that British media only focus on Ligue 1 news and thus have little knowledge of Marseille’s developments, rumors of Greenwood’s potential transfer have caught their attention.

Additionally, speculation about the forward’s transfer next summer and its possible impact on Manchester United (who will receive 40% of the full transfer fee) has also garnered interest.

At the same time, even if Greenwood ends up as the Champions League top scorer this season, he is unlikely to return to the England national team in the short or medium term.

This is because across the English Channel, public opinion is still deeply influenced by a set of photos exposed in January 2022. The images showed Greenwood’s partner Harriet Robson covered in blood, accompanied by a rare recording of violence.

In the audio, a voice suspected to be Greenwood’s demands non-consensual sexual relations with her.

Although the charges against him were ultimately dropped in February 2023 following a lengthy investigation, and he has maintained a harmonious relationship with Robson ever since (they have two children), his reputation in England remains severely damaged to the point that Thomas Tuchel will not call him up.

Tuchel stated in September: “We are not considering him for the national team.”

This detail is significant because even after Greenwood’s legal troubles ended, Manchester United ultimately decided to part ways with him, partly due to pressure from the Manchester United Women’s Supporters’ Club founded by Natalie Burrell.

Her views on the player, who first represented England in 2020, remain unchanged. She told L’Equipe: "He has never admitted that his actions were abhorrent, as if he doesn’t understand what he was accused of. Unless he expresses clear remorse, he will never play in England again—whether for the national team or a Premier League club..."