A group of female Manchester United fans are demanding that the club do not reintegrate Mason Greenwood into the squad, saying that taking the striker back “legitimises and normalises sexual assault and domestic abuse”.
The group, Female Fans Against Greenwood’s Return, have said that taking the striker back would indicate that “women don’t matter” and they are planning to stage a protest outside Old Trafford before United’s first Premier League match of the season against Wolves on Monday.
Greenwood has been suspended by United since January 2022, when he was arrested in relation to audio and images released on social media of an alleged sexual attack. In October 2022 the striker was charged with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Greenwood denied all the charges.
All charges against him were subsequently dropped in February by the Crown Prosecution Service. A statement said “a combination of the withdrawal of key witnesses and new material that came to light meant there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction”.
