Former Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood had his shirt ripped by an irate Tyrone Mings as tempers flared in a pre-season friendly between Aston Villa and Marseille on Saturday.
Mings appeared unhappy with Greenwood after the latter appeared to aim a kick at Amadou Onana, which brought him to ground.
Mings – who was an unused sub away in Iceland in 2020 when Greenwood came off the bench for his only Three Lions cap – subsequently picked up the ball after play had stopped to confront Greenwood.
Reacting to the incident on social media, fans expressed their shock at the incident after it occurred.
One user wrote: ‘Tyrone Mings absolutely manhandling Mason Greenwood.’
A second added: ‘This is one of the reasons why we love him so much at the Villa.’
Former Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood had his shirt ripped by an irate Tyrone Mings as tempers flared in a pre-season friendly
Mings appeared unhappy with Greenwood after the latter appeared to aim a kick at Amadou Onana, which brought him to ground
Mings was an unused sub away in Iceland in 2020 when Greenwood came off the bench for his only Three Lions cap
A third remarked: ‘What a man Tyrone Mings.’
Further comments read: ‘Tyrone Mings is now my favourite player.’
‘My respect for Tyrone Mings has gone right up.’
That came after the former United man had opened the scoring for Roberto De Zerbi’s Marseille – only for John McGinn to equalise for Villa.
A brace from former Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sealed the win for went on to clinch victory for the Ligue 1 side.
Unai Emery will come up against one of his former clubs in Villarreal in Villa’s final warm-up game on Sunday before they host Newcastle United in their Premier League opener next Saturday.
Off the pitch, Aston Villa have completed the signing of Evann Guessand from Nice for a fee of around £28million.
The 24-year-old becomes Villa’s first major signing of the transfer window.
Capable of playing as a striker or out wide, Guessand scored 21 goals in 109 appearances for Nice, while he provided 15 assists.
