{"id":637349,"date":"2024-03-13T08:13:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T12:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=637349"},"modified":"2024-03-13T08:17:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T12:17:24","slug":"manchester-united-mason-mount-injury-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/03\/13\/manchester-united-mason-mount-injury-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Handed Massive Injury Boost as \u2018Fantastic\u2019 Star Returns Ahead of Liverpool Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mason Mount is back in Manchester United training after spending about four months on the sidelines. As the Red Devils prepare for a crucial FA Cup clash against Liverpool, their injury list shows signs of clearing up.<\/p>\n<h2>Mason Mount\u2019s Frustrating Injury Spell Is Nearly Over<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mason Mount has returned to Manchester United training! \ud83d\udd19\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/geJ5QahzkW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/geJ5QahzkW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/1767506069650035082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>A Slow Start at Old Trafford<\/h3>\n<p>Mason Mount was Manchester United\u2019s first signing last summer, completing a \u00a355 million switch from Chelsea. The English midfielder struggled to find his rhythm in his first weeks at the club, making only seven starts for the Red Devils before getting injured in November.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/03\/12\/manchester-united-summer-mason-greenwood\/\" target=\"_self\">Red Devils To Consider Summer Bids For Mason Greenwood As Barcelona Circle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mount last played for the Red Devils in their 1-0 win over Luton Town last year, missing a total of 21 games across all competitions. However, the 25-year-old\u2019s rehab process seems to be over as he makes a much-anticipated return to United\u2019s training.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>Football Fans Are Being Lied To<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Football Fans Are Being Lied To\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hEQkQsNQGzo?start=10&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>When Will Mount Make His Return?<\/h3>\n<p>On Tuesday, Manchester United <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/mason-mount-returns-to-training-on-12-march-2024\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/m.allfootballapp.com\/news\/EPL\/Cesc-Fabregas-heaps-praise-on-fantastic-Chelsea-star-Mason-Mount\/2494400\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;fantastic&#8221;<\/a> midfielder has trained alongside the rest of the squad, ending a four-month spell away from the training ground.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about Mount\u2019s fitness before his side\u2019s 2-0 win over Everton on Saturday, Erik ten Hag told reporters (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/erik-ten-hag-manchester-united-win-rate-b2509500.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Independent<\/a>): \u201cI think he is in a good spell now, and he will return shortly, I think after the international break.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/03\/06\/manchester-united-dougie-freedman-official-approach\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Set To Make Approach\u2019: Manchester United Eager To Poach \u2018Brilliant\u2019 Director For Key Transfer Role<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite his return from injury, Mount is unlikely to feature for United in their upcoming FA Cup clash against Liverpool next Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The former Chelsea star will be available for selection when Gareth Southgate announces England\u2019s squad for friendly matches against Brazil and Belgium later this week. However, he will most likely stay at the club to prepare to make his return against Brentford after the international break.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United\u2019s Full Injury List<\/h3>\n<p>Mount\u2019s imminent comeback is a major squad boost for United, who are set to have another attacking midfielder in their ranks for the final phase of the campaign. But that\u2019s not the only positive injury update from Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/02\/17\/manchester-united-erik-ten-hag-summer-transfer-plans\/\" target=\"_self\">Erik ten Hag Reveals Man Utd Summer Transfer Plan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to Ten Hag, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Rasmus Hojlund, and Harry Maguire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/amp\/news\/detail\/erik-ten-hag-team-news-optimism-for-liverpool-cup-clash\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">could return<\/a> against Liverpool this weekend. However, four other players are expected to remain on the team\u2019s injury list ahead of the FA Cup showdown.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Martial, Luke Shaw, and Tyrell Malacia are out with long-term injuries and are unlikely to play again for the Red Devils this season.<br \/>\nLisandro Martinez is also out with a serious knee injury, but Ten Hag is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-13061703\/Erik-ten-Hag-Lisandro-Martinez-Man-United-defenders-knee-injury.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confident<\/a> that he will regain full fitness before the end of the campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mason Mount is back in Manchester United training after spending about four months on the sidelines. As the Red Devils prepare for a crucial FA Cup clash against Liverpool, their injury list shows signs of clearing up. Mason Mount\u2019s Frustrating Injury Spell Is Nearly Over Mason Mount has returned to Manchester United training! \ud83d\udd19\ud83d\udd34 pic.twitter.com\/geJ5QahzkW [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5073,"featured_media":637242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,1830,3],"tags":[2915],"class_list":["post-637349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-united","category-injuries","category-premier-league","tag-mason-mount"],"modified_by":"Delight Wellington","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5073"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=637349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/637242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=637349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=637349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=637349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}