 However, he returned to first team action in December 2018, but was substituted in the New Year's Day game at Bury after injuring the same knee.After another return, Green scored his second goal for Crewe, this time from open play, in a 6–1 defeat of Crawley Town at Gresty Road on 16 March 2019.Retained by Crewe for the 2019–2020 season, Green scored the winner in a 2–1 win at Crawley on 20 August 2019.