To say that Mason Mount’s transfer to Manchester United has been a catastrophe to this point can be an understatement.
Admittedly, the midfielder, who was signed for £60m from Chelsea final summer time, wants extra time to regulate to life at Outdated Trafford, however he hasn’t made first impression on Erik ten Hag or Man Utd supporters.
Issues have seemingly gone from dangerous to worse for the 24-year-old, who’s now set for a spell on the sidelines after lacking the Crimson Devils’ current victory towards Everton with a contemporary damage concern.
As Mount’s unfortunate spell in Manchester continues, let’s check out when he may return to motion.
Mount has already discovered himself on the remedy desk this season. Having completed final marketing campaign on the sidelines with Chelsea, the midfielder additionally missed 5 video games throughout August and September this time period.
The England worldwide has struggled to make his method again into Ten Hag’s beginning lineup after his restoration, typically discovering himself on the bench within the Premier League and Europe.
With Christian Eriksen and Casemiro lacking, it will have been an excellent alternative for Mount to determine himself with a run of video games within the beginning lineup, however he has joined his teammates on the sidelines as an alternative.
Mount picked up a calf pressure in coaching and was absent for the conflict with Everton final Sunday. Whereas there may be not an actual timeframe on his restoration, Man Utd worry that he could possibly be out for roughly a month. That may put him in a race towards time to function once more earlier than the tip of the 12 months.
Talking about Mount’s struggles previous to his new damage setback, Ten Hag mentioned: “You’ll be able to search for causes behind [Man Utd’s form], there are causes while you picked up accidents, the again 4 shouldn’t be working, you must make a whole lot of subs within the again 4.
“That [will] impact the steadiness within the midfield, the entrance gamers, additionally there we have now to make a whole lot of modifications, so the routines will not be there.
“So nonetheless I believe he [Mount] had his moments once I assume he did very nicely, nevertheless it stopped within the second he received injured.”
If Mount is sidelined for numerous weeks, it is solely more likely to hamper his development at Outdated Trafford additional, whereas additionally offering Ten Hag with some choice complications in upcoming matches given his lack of midfield choices.
