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By Ap Published: 10: 49 AEDT, 4 November 2024 | Updated: 12: 03 AEDT, 4 November 2024 View comments Former Premier League players made their presence felt in Nantes on Sunday night as Neal Maupay and Mason Greenwood scored to guide Marseille to a 2-1 win at their rivals. Maupay signed from Everton on a season-long loan deal this summer alongside Greenwood, the former Manchester United forward. Marseille bounced back from a 3-0 defeat to leaders Paris Saint-Germain last weekend to move up to second place in the standings, six points behind the reigning champions. Former Brighton and Everton striker Maupay opened the scoring before Nantes levelled. Greenwood had been criticised for a below-par performance against PSG and made up for it with a brilliant winner in the second half. Mason Greenwood scored as Marseille beat Nantes to move up to second in Ligue 1 Receiving the ball from Luis Henrique, Greenwood dummied a defender and then fired a low shot past goalkeeper Alban Lafont from just outside the area. It was the 23-year-old's seventh goal in 10 league matches since joining Marseille, continuing what has been a brilliant start to life in France. 'It has been a difficult week, we suffered after the loss against Paris, ' said coach Roberto De Zerbi, who left Brighton after two seasons in charge to join Marseille. 'And this response was very important. ' Greenwood joined Marseille from United in a £30million deal in July. He had not played for the Premier League club since January 2022. He was arrested during that month on suspicion of attempted rape, assault, and coercive behaviour. All charges - which Greenwood denied - were dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service in February 2023 following the 'withdrawal of key witnesses and new material coming to light'. Neal Maupay also got himself on the scoresheet as the visitors picked up a big three points 7 - Mason Greenwood has scored seven goals in 10 Ligue 1 games, only Mario Balotelli has reached this amount of goals with less top-flight encounters played with Marseille in the 21st century (7 goals in 9 games). Flash. ⚡️ #FCNOM pic. twitter. com/vfc Y3Iq VDn Despite the case against him being dropped, there was vocal opposition from some sections of the Marseille fanbase to his signing, with a group of fans launching a '#Greenwood Not Welcome' campaign when he was initially linked with the club. Marseille's mayor Benoit Payan also opposed the move. Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group