Mason Mount injury latest: Michael Carrick addresses early substitution for Man United midfielder

By Matt Law | 08 Aug 2026 19:45

Manchester United caput manager Michael Carrick has revealed that Mason Mount was substituted successful the archetypal fractional of Saturday's pre-season friendly with Paris Saint-Germain arsenic a precaution.

Mount appeared to endure a ft wounded during the aboriginal stages of the pre-season affable with the European champions, and helium was replaced by Tyler Fletcher successful the 20th minute.

There were instantly fears surrounding the Englishman fixed his erstwhile wounded problems.

However, Carrick has calmed the concern by revealing that the midfielder was replaced successful the archetypal fractional of what proved to beryllium a 1-1 gully arsenic a precaution.

"He got kicked. We conscionable wanted to beryllium cautious and look aft him. We've been fortunate with injuries truthful far, truthful we wanted to beryllium careful," Carrick told VG.

Mount substituted vs. PSG arsenic a precaution

Mount has been a standout performer for Man United during pre-season, impressing alongside caller signing Andrey Santos successful the mediate of the midfield.

Man United indispensable present determine whether Mount volition beryllium a portion of their Republic of Ireland grooming campy adjacent week, which involves a affable against Leeds United connected Wednesday night.

"I'm looking guardant to [having the full radical successful Dublin]. It'll beryllium good. Two much matches to support developing. The players who person returned showed their prime today," Carrick told MUTV pursuing the gully with PSG.

Senne Lammens and Matheus Cunha some returned to Carrington past week aft their engagement successful the 2026 World Cup, but the brace missed retired connected Saturday owed to illnesses.

Rashford, Martinez, Mainoo owed to instrumentality to Man United squad adjacent week

Man United are besides acceptable to invited Marcus Rashford, Lisandro Martinez and Kobbie Mainoo backmost into their squad for the Republic of Ireland grooming camp.

The Red Devils volition reason their pre-season against AC Milan connected August 15, earlier facing Hull City successful their opening crippled of the caller Premier League run connected August 22.

As it stands, Rashford volition enactment with Man United this summer, though it is inactive imaginable that the attacker volition depart earlier the transportation model closes for business.