I guess the injuries are starting to mount, for Manchester United. Sorry, I just had to! Midfield maestro Mason Mount will miss the next two games for United, while the club’s fellow outfield summer signing Rasmus Hรธjlund has not featured yet for his new club.
The striker signed from Atalanta has a back injury that has turned out to be much more serious than the club first let on.
With that in mind, we take what MUFC are officially saying about Mount with a grain of salt.
The small complaint is expected to keep Mount out until the international break next month,” United said in a statement.
This “small complain” must be an unspecified knock of some sort. The next international break takes place from Sept. 4-12, and that means Mount will miss the home match against Nottingham Forest on Saturday and the trip to Arsenal the following week.
Mason Mount joined from Chelsea for ยฃ60m, on a contract that had one year left to run before expiry. He immediately slotted into the team at United- starting both of the clubโs Premier League games this season.
Neither one of those efforts was inspiring, as United were extremely lucky to escape with a win over Wolves in the opener. Last week was disastrous as they lost at Tottenham Hotspur.
With Mason Mount out for the next couple games, Christian Eriksen should immediately slot in to the starting lineup.
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