Nev’s lad is free Mason Lies can’t be Auba-looked

GARY NEVILLE fears that there is a victimisation campaign against Mason Greenwood, following his lockdown-breaking meeting with a woman in Iceland and allegations about him inhaling laughing gas.

But, as Neville well knows, media interest in the off-field behaviour of an England international goes with the territory, no matter what your age is. So it’s probably not personal.

What would have been, though, was the reaction from fans s at away grounds over the next few weeks when Greenwood (right) and the equally disgraced Phil Foden turned up. But, fortunately, due to closed stadiums no abusive songs lie in wait.

And by the time grounds are full again, which might not even be this season, people will have forgotten about Greenwood and Foden as some other player will be Public Enemy No.1.

Just as double lockdown-breaker Kyle Walker would no doubt have been spared a baiting as his young Manchester City team-mate took the brunt of the abuse for screwing up on England duty.

It’s the law of the moronic jungle.

IF Gareth Bale opts to move to Spurs rather than Manchester United no one should begrudge his decision.

After all, it’s pivotal that such a driven professional works in the surroundings that most suit him.

And with the nearest golf course to United’s training ground being a 25-minute drive away, as opposed to the five minute jaunt from Spurs’ Enfield training complex to Whitewebbs Golf Club, it really is a no-brainer.

LAST month, Arsenal sacked 55 workers, due to the Covid crisis, claiming to have “looked at every aspect of the club and our expenditure before reaching this point”.

It was mainly low-paid staff who were affected and those “necessary” sackings were estimated to save the club £2million annually.

This week, one member of staff, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, was given a huge pay hike that some reports say, with bonuses, could earn him £60million over three years.

That’s 10 times what they will save sacking 55 loyal members of staff.

Clearly the corporate mouthpieces of owner Stan Kroenke (net worth £6billion) were being heartless liars.