Gary Neville has apologised after liking a tweet which referred to Mason Greenwood as an ‘innocent man’.
News broke early Thursday afternoon that the attempted rape and assault charges against Manchester United striker, Mason Greenwood were being dropped.
This caused huge controversy online with many people furious with the decision.
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Former Man United player, Gary Neville came under fire after he liked a Tweet from Nazir Afzal, the former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England, declaring Greenwood’s innocence.
Mason Greenwood has had all charges against him dropped by the Prosecutors
What’s changed you may ask?It appears that (some) witnesses will no longer support a prosecution & new evidence came to light
It happensHe is an innocent man, that’s all we need to know
— nazir afzal (@nazirafzal) February 2, 2023
After receiving huge backlash, Neville took to Twitter and issued an apology labelling it as ‘clumsy’.
I liked a tweet relating to the Mason Greenwood news this afternoon from Nazir Afzal. ( the former director of public prosecutions ). This like is being misinterpreted. It was a clumsy like as I obviously condemn any violence against women.
— Gary Neville (@GNev2) February 2, 2023