Man City star Alex Greenwood discusses what a role model looks like in her eyes

Alex Greenwood has fast become a household name in women’s football and a role model for fellow teammates at Manchester City as club captain, with a spell in the same role on the international stage during the Arnold Clark Cup.

The 29-year-old told MEN Sport how she compartmentalises the responsibilities of being a role model both on and off the field. “From young children to the team, it looks very different," she said.

"So, for the team, I want to be a teammate who is approachable, who they can lean on, I'll be honest with them and I'm not going to scream and shout I’m going to have a conversation with them and get to know them and try to get the best out of them because if I can get the best out of my team then we’re going to be successful.

“Whereas for the younger generation, it’s being a role model and a female in football who they can look up to and want to inspire to be.”

When asked how it feels to see young children with her name on the back of their shirts, she said: “It's lovely, it's so nice and not just to see my name but seeing any of the girls' names on the back of kids' shirts it's a really nice sight to see and when we turn up to England games up and down the country and there’s little girls and boys running down the street and chasing the bus with our names on their backs is great.”

Greenwood has been that authority figure since the 2021/22 season when she was introduced to the captain’s armband at City, a year after joining the club. However, she believes she is dissimilar to those who have gone before her: “I think I'm a different leader and a different captain to some.

“Everyone I’ve been captained or led by has been different, from Casey Stoney to Steph [Houghton] to Leah [Williamson], they’re so,