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Mason Greenwood has been warned about his ‘sloppy and unprofessional’ behaviour, with reports claiming Manchester United have held talks with the youngster over his poor discipline.
Greenwood hasn’t played in United’s past two games, sitting out of wins against Newcastle in the Premier League and Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was quizzed about the youngster’s absence this week and denied claims it was due to the 19-year-old breaking the club’s code of conduct.
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Instead, the manager insisted Greenwood was simply out with a ‘niggle’, and it is understood the forward has a minor injury concern.
However, widespread reports claims Greenwood HAS received a warning from United regarding his discipline, with his poor timekeeping apparently an issue.
According to The Guardian, the forward has failed to report on time on a number of occasions recently, and has been ‘reminded of his responsibilities’.
Greenwood is one of the club and country’s brightest young talents, and enjoyed a breakthrough season last term as he scored 17 goals for United.
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But his warning from United follows the incident during his debut call-up to the England squad last month, where he and Man City’s Phil Foden were both sent home from international duty after breaching COVID-19 regulations by inviting two women back to their hotel room in Iceland.
And former Premier League midfielder Jamie O’Hara – who admits he made his fair share of mistakes as a young player – has warned the youngster to nip this poor behaviour in the bud, or he risks affecting his performances on the pitch, too.
“It’s unprofessional, especially at a club like Manchester United,” said the ex-Tottenham ace on Thursday's talkSPORT Breakfast.
“They’ll have a fine list and he’ll be getting fined, but that’s not the point.
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“It’s a learning curve for him, he’s still 19, he’s a young lad and he’s going to make mistakes.
“But you have to do it, day-in, day-out; you have to be disciplined, and being late is sloppy, it’s unprofessional.
“He has to knock this on the head, because I think if you’re sloppy in the way you conduct yourself off the pitch, it will eventually start on the pitch.”