Mason Mount has a statistic that makes the "Red Devils" fans feel very comfortable. Since the beginning of the season, every time the English midfielder scores, the team wins. Although that has only happened 3 times, if you only look at the number of goals, you will not see the importance of Mount.
Mount has scored three Premier League goals against Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Wolves. All three of Mount's goals were scored in different ways, showing the 26-year-old's diversity in finishing and running skills.
The performance against Wolves could be Mount's best of the season. Not only did he score, he also showed his ability to coordinate very well with his teammates, from Bruno Fernandes to Bryan Mbeumo. Especially with captain Bruno, Mount is showing a surprising understanding, making many people unable to think that they could pair up in such a way.
Mount's goals have helped Man United win 2 consecutive victories since February 2024 in the Premier League, this was even the time before Ruben Amorim arrived at Old Trafford. Finally, since the £60 million signing of Mount in 2023, after two consecutive seasons of injury, perhaps United have finally enjoyed their worth.
"Every time I am on the field, I always want to give my all. I have encountered obstacles but now I feel ready to accept the challenge. Scoring is always an important task for me" - Mount shared.
Despite impressing the coaching staff, Mount has only started 7/15 Premier League games since the start of the season and has only started 2/7 of his most recent matches. Mount played just 12 minutes in the draw with West Ham and was brought on in the second half of the 1-0 defeat to Everton when the opponent had only 10 men. These are 2 results that seriously affect Man United's recent achievements. Mount started the win at Anfield and contributed quite well.
Mount has only played 584 minutes for Man United in the Premier League. He is 13th in the list of Man United first team in this criterion, even behind the recent player who had to miss a long time due to injury, Benjamin Sesko (616 minutes). In the coming time, when Cunha needs to repair and Sesko may not return, especially Mbeumo will be out of action for quite a while because of his participation in the AFCON with the Cameroon team, Mount's number of minutes played and the number of starts will be improved more.
When looking back at Mason Mount's journey to win the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021, the left "number 10" position is the English star's forte. With Mbeumo set to leave, Mount is likely to stay in this position while Cunha will turn to the right wing or play as a false-forward in Amorim's 3-4-3 formation.
Mount has scored 11 goals and provided 10 assists in the Premier League for Chelsea in the 2021-22 season. That achievement seems to be within reach if Mount regularly shows the form he has shown against Wolves or against stronger teams from now until the end of the season.
"If we compare Mount with the current Mount with the successful version at Chelsea in the past, we all see a player with great ability. Mount can defend, attack and create great touches. Therefore, I am not surprised that he is performing well like this.
We need to protect Mason Mount's legs in both training and competition. Just like Luke Shaw, Mount is very important for Man United if he avoids injuries, which is inherently difficult to say good about in football" - Ruben Amorim shared.
Mason Mount is meeting many criteria set by Ruben Amorim. For the Portuguese tactician, Mount is a type of leader who does not need to be as fighting as Lisandro Martinez. He shared that his student leads the whole team with his example of professionalism, both on the training ground and the competition field.
