Carrick cautious after Mount's injury scare in PSG friendly

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick played down concerns over Mason Mount after the England midfielder was forced off with an ​injury during Saturday's 1-1 pre-season draw with Paris St ‌Germain, saying the club had taken a cautious approach.

Mount, 27, was forced off inside 20 minutes in Gothenburg after appearing to suffer a foot injury ​following a challenge during the friendly, with Tyler Fletcher ​replacing the midfielder.

"He got kicked," Carrick told reporters of ⁠Mount, who has played sparingly due to various injuries since joining ​the club from Chelsea in 2023.

"We just wanted to be careful ​and look after him. We've been lucky with injuries so far, so we wanted to be careful."

United trailed 1-0 after Ibrahim Mbaye's opener inside two ​minutes for PSG, but Bryan Mbeumo levelled before halftime to ​earn Carrick's side a draw.

Carrick said he was encouraged by his side's performance ‌against ⁠the French champions.
"The things that we were trying to get out of the game, a lot of it was there," the 45-year-old told the club's television channel.
"It's good sometimes that the boys have ​to problem-solve and ​find their ⁠way a little bit. We don't want to always give them the answers, when we don't have ​to.
"It prepares them a little bit for the ​season ⁠as well. In that respect, there are a lot of things people don't always see that we were quite happy with. There were ⁠some ​good signs there."

United begin their Premier League ​campaign against promoted Hull City on August 22 after friendlies against Leeds United and ​AC Milan.


-Reuters