Others can forgive you, Carsley won't! Greenwood not eligible for Three Lions

Mason Greenwood won't return to the Three Lions squad, England's interim manager Lee Carsley said ahead of the match against Ireland on Saturday.

In 2022, the former Manchester United forward was arrested and later charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. In 2023, these charges were discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service after they revealed that they no longer had a "realistic prospect of conviction" due to the withdrawal of key witnesses and new material that had come to light. The 22-year-old player has denied the allegations, and after a loan at Getafe, he joined Olympique Marseille.

Since those charges, Greenwood hasn't earned a single international cap.

In his first three games at Marseille, the Englishman scored five goals; however, Carsley confirmed that that form would not earn a recall.

"Mason isn't a player that we can consider. I'm aware of how he is doing, but he wasn't under consideration," said Carsley.

UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE - GROUP STAGE

Saturday

16.00: (4.20) Faroe I. (3.35) Macedonia (1.95)

19.00: (1.95) Moldova (3.35) Malta (4.20)

19.00: (1.67) Armenia (3.70) Latvia (5.50)

19.00: (7.00) R.Ireland (3.90) England (1.53)

19.00: (2.95) Georgia (3.35) Czech R. (2.40)

21.45: (1.20) Netherlands (7.75) B&H (16.0)

21.45: (1.30) Germany (6.50) Hungary (10.0)

21.45: (1.75) Ukraine (3.50) Albania (5.00)

21.45: (1.70) Greece (3.50) Finland (5.50)

***odds are subject to change***