Tensions boiled over between Tyrone Mings and Mason Greenwood in a pre-season pleasant on Saturday.
Aston Villa travelled to Marseille for his or her penultimate summer time check forward of the brand new Premier League season subsequent weekend.
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They have been crushed 3-1 by the Ligue 1 facet at their Stade Velodrome.
In the course of the match, Greenwood fouled Villans midfielder Amadou Onana, who reacted angrily and squared as much as him.
He was given a slight push earlier than his Villa teammate Mings stepped in and shoved the Marseille ahead, a former goal for Al Nassr.
Mings, who was an unused substitute when Greenwood made his one and solely England look in September 2020 in opposition to Iceland, then grabbed his shirt and swung him round earlier than gamers from each side seemed to diffuse the state of affairs.
Greenwood’s shirt was ripped by the top of the scuffle, which left him needing a brand new one for the remainder of the match.
It was Greenwood who scored the opener for Marseille earlier than John McGinn, who has been linked with Everton and Newcastle, equalised for Villa.
Former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got here off the bench and netted two second-half objectives to safe the French facet the victory.
At full-time, respective Marseille bosses Roberto De Zerbi and Unai Emery have been seen in a heated dialog.
Nevertheless, it stays unclear as to why they clashed on the touchline.
Villa play their last pre-season pleasant on Sunday once they journey to Spain to face Villarreal.
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Aston Villa’s summer time up to now
Villa introduced the signing of striker Evann Guessand from Good for round £30.5million on Friday.
The 24-year-old, who scored 12 objectives in Ligue 1 final season, provides extra depth for Emery’s facet.
They add one other attacking possibility in Nicolas Jackson this summer time.
Chelsea have provided the Senegal worldwide to Villa and Newcastle as talkSPORT understands he desires to go away the Blues.
Villa additionally signed defender Yasin Ozcan from Kasimpasa S.Ok., however he’ll spend the upcoming season on mortgage at R.S.C. Anderlecht.
Newcastle will go to Villa Park on August 16 for the opening weekend of the Premier League, stay on talkSPORT.
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