What happened in Mason Greenwood's first start for Getafe after leaving Manchester United

Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood marked his first start for loan club Getafe by grabbing an assist in their 2-2 draw away at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday evening.

Making his first competitive start for more than 600 days, the 21-year-old teed up Gaston Alvarez to bring Getafe level for the first time just six minutes into the start of the second half. Swinging in a right-footed corner, Greenwood's delivery found the head of Alvarez, whose effort went through a crowd of bodies before finding the net.

That made it 1-1 following Yuri Berchiche's sixth-minute opener for Bilbao. The home side, however, restored their lead 11 minutes after Alvarez's leveller, finding the net through Inaki Williams, ahead of Getafe drawing level again with seven minutes of normal time remaining through Juanmi Latasa, who is on loan from Real Madrid.

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Greenwood, who was suspended by United back in January 2022 amid allegations of attempted rape, assault and coercive control, completed the full 90 minutes. His first two appearances for Getafe had both come via the bench.

The forward joined Getafe on a season-long loan deal on transfer deadline day after United, following the conclusion of their own investigation, decided it would be best for him to continue his career elsewhere.

The Crown Prosecution Service, back in February this year, confirmed that all charges against the forward had been dropped. Greenwood has always denied the allegations.

Having marked his first start for Getafe by grabbing an assist, he will be hoping to build on that in the coming weeks. He will be targeting a second