United 'careful' with Mount injury during PSG draw

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Michael Carrick said he had to be "careful" with Mason Mount after the England midfielder was involved in an injury scare during Manchester United's 1-1 friendly draw with Paris Saint-Germain in Gothenburg on Saturday.

Mount, who joined United from Chelsea in 2023, has been hampered by injury problems since arriving at Old Trafford and he lasted less than 20 minutes after starting against PSG.

The 27-year-old appeared to suffer a foot injury in Sweden and, following discussions with coaches on the touchline, left the field to be replaced by Tyler Fletcher.

"He (Mount) got kicked," United manager Carrick told reporters. "We just wanted to be careful and look after him. We've been lucky with injuries so far, so we wanted to be careful."

Post-match video footage showed Mount walking to the United bus without any form of visible support.

United, which will be competing in the 2026-27 Champions League alongside title-holder PSG next term, was 1-0 down at the time of Mount's injury.

It had fallen behind in the second minute through an Ibrahim Mbaye goal, even though French giant PSG was missing many of its star players.

But, Bryan Mbeumo equalized for United in the 32nd minute, with Amad Diallo playing him in after winning the ball back.

There were more injury concerns for United early in the second half when its 40-year-old goalkeeper Tom Heaton suffered a right hamstring problem while rushing out to make a clearance.

"I enjoyed it," Carrick told MUTV. "Good challenge. Slightly different with the way they play. We should've scored more goals."

The former United and England midfielder added: "It's good for the boys sometimes to have to problem-solve and find their own way, and I thought we did that."

United has two more friendly fixtures before launching its Premier League campaign away to newly promoted Hull on Aug 22.

AFP