Greenwood was named in Gareth Southgate’s initial 33-man squad for EURO 2020 on the back of an impressive finish to the season for Manchester United.
Southgate is expected to whittle his squad down to 26 players later on Tuesday but Greenwood’s withdrawal makes his decision a little bit easier, with a number of talented England players in the side.
Manchester United reckon Greenwood has been playing through the pain barrier and would be best served by taking a break to fully recover.
In a statement the club said: “Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood has withdrawn from the provisional England Euro 2020 squad, in order to recover fully from an underlying injury that also kept him out of the Under-21 European Championship in March.
“Mason’s club appearances were managed carefully to maintain his availability through the intensive 2020-21 Premier League and Europa League schedules.
“But a further spell of tournament football would not be beneficial and Mason will remain at Manchester United to recuperate and prepare for pre-season training.”
Greenwood scored seven goals in 31 Premier League games for United this season, with six of those coming from the start of April.
He has won one cap for the Three Lions, who take on Croatia, Scotland and Czech Republic in the group stages of EURO 2020.
