Man Utd midfielder Mount suffers new injury setback

Manchester United midfielder Mason Mount has suffered a caller wounded setback that will support him retired of action for up to 5 weeks.

The 25-year-old was substituted astatine half-time of past weekend’s Premier League lucifer against Brighton & Hove Albion, wherever he had started for nan 3rd consecutive lucifer this season.

He has injured a hamstring, which intends he will miss nan adjacent 4 to 5 weeks and nan commencement of United’s Europa League run adjacent month.

In a connection connected societal media, Mount said: "During nan past crippled I picked up a insignificant musculus injury.

"I've had it checked and it looks for illustration I'll beryllium retired for a fewer games. Leading up to and during pre-season, I worked difficult to get my fittingness backmost to wherever it needs to beryllium and I felt re-energised, crisp and ready.

"I wanted you to perceive it straight from maine really disappointment I am, arsenic I expect you are too. I will do everything imaginable to beryllium backmost successful nan champion style and thief nan team."

Mount moved to Old Trafford from his boyhood nine Chelsea in a £60m deal past summertime but his first run was hampered by injuries, restricting him to conscionable 14 Premier League appearances.