Sarina Wiegman’s trust in Greenwood was emphasised when the England manager named the Manchester City defender as the Lionesses’ captain for their Arnold Clark Cup win over Italy in February.
Greenwood has also captained City in Steph Houghton’s absence and recently stressed she is not daunted by wearing the armband for club or country. “It’s a massive honour,” she said. “But it’s a responsibility I accept and quite enjoy.
I don’t think of it as a pressure.” Wiegman was particularly impressed by the maturity with which Greenwood, a former England youth captain with 73 caps, accepted spending most of the Lionesses’ successful Euro 2022 campaign on the bench.
She lost her starting place on the left of central defence when, on the eve of the tournament, the manager opted to relocate Williamson from midfield to centre-half.