{"id":34522,"date":"2025-04-20T03:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T03:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/34522\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T03:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T03:10:13","slug":"frustrated-marseille-fans-demand-mason-greenwood-get-moving-with-giant-banner-unfurled-before-game-and-former-man-united-star-responds-by-scoring-twice-in-5-1-rout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/34522\/","title":{"rendered":"Frustrated Marseille fans demand\u00a0 Mason Greenwood &#8216;get moving&#8217; with giant banner unfurled before game &#8211; and former Man United star responds by scoring TWICE in 5-1 rout"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Marseille fans called out Mason Greenwood before their 5-1 win over Montpellier<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>The forward responded to the fans&#8217; criticism by netting a brace in the game\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>LISTEN NOW:\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymail.lnk.to\/its-all-kicking-offDM\">It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/a> Should Marcus Rashford leave Man United to spearhead Aston Villa&#8217;s attack?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-3081\/Yaseen-Zaman.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YASEEN ZAMAN<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  18:35 EDT, 19 April 2025   |  Updated:  19:39 EDT, 19 April 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Marseille fans voiced their frustrations towards <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/mason-greenwood\/index.html\" id=\"mol-80fcd760-1d6d-11f0-aa08-fb7d4f0de99c\" rel=\"noopener\">Mason Greenwood<\/a> ahead of their 5-1 thrashing of Montpellier on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The former <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/manchester-united\/index.html\" id=\"mol-80f66ec0-1d6d-11f0-aa08-fb7d4f0de99c\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> star has recently been the subject of several damning reports that have raised questions over his attitude.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Greenwood has recently been restored to the starting line-up after he had been dropped by manager <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/roberto-de-zerbi\/index.html\" id=\"mol-80fe36f0-1d6d-11f0-aa08-fb7d4f0de99c\" rel=\"noopener\">Roberto De Zerbi<\/a>, with reports in France suggesting the former <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/brighton-and-hove-albion\/index.html\" id=\"mol-80f49a00-1d6d-11f0-aa08-fb7d4f0de99c\" rel=\"noopener\">Brighton<\/a> boss was dissatisfied with his work rate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Before Saturday&#8217;s game, a banner was unfurled in the north bend of the Orange Velodrome, with Marseille&#8217;s home fans calling for more effort from Greenwood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The banner &#8211; also aimed at Greenwood&#8217;s team-mate Luis Henrique &#8211; read: &#8216;Greenwood, Henrique, get moving!!!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Greenwood responded to the flak in the best way possible &#8211; by scoring an early opener for Marseille when he converted a penalty on eight minutes.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-79b091557bf74b74\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97472521-14628629-Marseille_fans_held_up_a_banner_aimed_at_Mason_Greenwood_which_r-a-10_174510597783.jpeg\" height=\"642\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Marseille fans held up a banner aimed at Mason Greenwood which read: 'Greenwood, Henrique, get moving!!!'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Marseille fans held up a banner aimed at Mason Greenwood which read: &#8216;Greenwood, Henrique, get moving!!!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f91f8434b2e714ac\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97472455-14628629-image-a-14_1745101203303.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The former Man United forward responded to the criticism by scoring a brace in the game\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The former Man United forward responded to the criticism by scoring a brace in the game<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5374fd8256fab1d3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97472463-14628629-image-m-16_1745101376774.jpg\" height=\"490\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Helped by Greenwood's two goals, Marseille went on to thrash Montpellier 5-1 on Saturday\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Helped by Greenwood&#8217;s two goals, Marseille went on to thrash Montpellier 5-1 on Saturday<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The 23-year-old then netted his second in the 67th minute, taking his tally in Ligue 1 to 18 goals for the season. Only PSG&#8217;s Ousmane Dembele has managed more (21).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">With the victory, Marseille usurped Monaco in second place and kept up momentum in their bid to qualify for the Champions League next season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, Ligue 1 has long been wrapped up, with PSG claiming the title back in matchweek 28 as they now seek to go invincible this season with five games to go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">De Zerbi addressed the issue of Greenwood&#8217;s work rate last month and claimed the forward\u00a0is not accustomed to the intense workload he has had this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Earlier this month, De Zerbi went a step further and claimed that Greenwood\u00a0&#8216;has the qualities&#8217; to join the pantheon of Marseille greats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Greenwood is a natural talent,&#8217; he said.\u00a0&#8216;All the credit goes to his mother and father. And I&#8217;m here to help him become more complete. When he needs a hug, a word of support, I gladly give it. And when I need to push him to give more, I have to do that too because that&#8217;s my job.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I would especially like to help him be remembered, in this stadium and by these supporters, as one of the greatest players to have played here at the Velodrome,&#8217; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;There have been so many great players here, but I think Greenwood has the qualities to be remembered that way. And I&#8217;m trying to help him progress.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-fd74f049e129d306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97473133-14628629-image-m-18_1745102265457.jpg\" height=\"488\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Marseille manager Roberto De Zerbi recently dropped Greenwood from his side's starting XI\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Marseille manager Roberto De Zerbi recently dropped Greenwood from his side&#8217;s starting XI<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Greenwood left United last summer after he was arrested in January 2022 before being charged with attempted rape, assault and controlling and coercive behaviour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Charges against Greenwood were dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service following the &#8216;withdrawal of key witnesses and new material coming to light&#8217;. Greenwood has always denied the allegations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Greenwood reignited his career on loan at Spanish outfit Getafe last season, where he bagged 10 goals and six assists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His move to France sparked a backlash from livid Marseille fans, who launched a #GreenwoodNotWelcome campaign when he was initially linked with the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He has since formally applied to switch his international allegiance from England, for whom he made one outing, to Steve McClaren&#8217;s Jamaica.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DailyMailSport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Frustrated Marseille fans demand\u00a0 Mason Greenwood &#8216;get moving&#8217; with giant banner unfurled before game &#8211; and former Man United star responds by scoring TWICE in 5-1 rout<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Marseille fans called out Mason Greenwood before their 5-1 win over Montpellier The forward responded to the fans&#8217;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34523,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[92,94,7068,98,10040,20073,101,20074,93,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-34522","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-dailymail","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-ligue-1","11":"tag-manchester-united","12":"tag-marseille","13":"tag-mason-greenwood","14":"tag-premier-league","15":"tag-roberto-de-zerbi","16":"tag-sport","17":"tag-sports","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114368100746095632","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}