{"id":293694,"date":"2023-11-01T00:23:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T00:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=293694"},"modified":"2023-11-01T00:23:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T00:23:56","slug":"mason-mount-has-fallen-into-a-black-hole-since-moving-to-man-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/mason-mount-has-fallen-into-a-black-hole-since-moving-to-man-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Mason Mount has &apos;fallen into a black hole&apos; since moving to Man United"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Mason Mount has &#8216;fallen into a black hole&#8217; since his \u00a360m move to Manchester United and his career is in danger of petering out at Old Trafford,\u00a0says Chris Sutton on Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manchester United signed Mason Mount for \u00a360m in the summer\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The midfielder has been benched for the last three matches\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chris Sutton believes Mason Mount has fallen &#8216;into a black hole&#8217; since joining Manchester United and has come to symbolise the regression of Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old signed from Chelsea for \u00a360million in the summer but has struggled to adapt to life at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Mason Mount looks like he&#8217;s fallen into the biggest black hole the world&#8217;s ever seen,&#8217; Sutton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mount started United&#8217;s first two Premier League games of the season against Wolves and Tottenham, before missing a month through injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He returned to the starting XI for the defeats at home to Crystal Palace and Galatasaray in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/14\/77224727-12693073-image-a-1_1698762987404.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mason Mount\u00a0has struggled to adapt to life under Erik ten Hag so far this season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/14\/77177895-12693073-image-a-2_1698763011100.jpg\" height=\"322\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chris Sutton (right) believes the former Chelsea midfielder has &#8216;fallen into a black hole&#8217; since swapping Stamford Bridge for Old Trafford in the summer for \u00a360m<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Mount started the 2-1 win over Brentford at Old Trafford on October 7, but found himself benched for games against Copenhagen and Sheffield United, coming on for handful of minutes in the latter.<\/p>\n<p>He was benched again for United&#8217;s 3-0 defeat against City in the Manchester derby and failed to make an impact when he came on at the start of the second half.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ladyman agreed: &#8216;Gary Neville made the point on Sky Sports on Sunday that Old Trafford is becoming the type of place where good players go to die.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And Mason Mount, if he&#8217;s not careful, is going to be the next one.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2021-22, Mount enjoyed a breakout season with Chelsea, scoring 13 goals and providing 16 assists in 53 games in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Significantly, he was deployed in an attacking midfield position in 40 of those games, contributing 12 goals and 14 assists.<\/p>\n<p>So far this season, he has occupied a more withdrawn role, with ten Hag deploying him alongside the sitting midfielder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Mount replaced Sofyan Amrabat at half-time, but Scott McTominay remained the more advanced midfielder, with Bruno Fernandes deployed out wide on the right.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/14\/77226303-12693073-image-a-5_1698763267219.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mount had no impact as he came off the bench in the second half against Manchester City<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/14\/77226209-12693073-image-a-3_1698763208531.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag defended his decision to bring on Mount for Sofyan Amrabat despite criticism from Gary Neville that the tactical tweak made United too open\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Neville criticised the switch, which left Mount playing alongside Christian Eriksen and made United too open, but ten Hag defended the move.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We had to create because we were losing the match,\u2019 he said in his post match press conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We couldn\u2019t wait and with Mason Mount, we can expect creativity.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Pressure is mounting on ten Hag after his team were comprehensively outclassed in the derby at Old Trafford.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>United have lost half of their 10 league matches so far this season and are marooned in eighth place on the table, 11 points behind league leaders Tottenham and eight behind fourth-placed Liverpool<\/p>\n<p>United have scored only 11 goals so far in the Premier League, as many as Erling Haaland has scored on his own.<\/p>\n<p>Mount is the latest of the ten Hag&#8217;s signings to come under scrutiny.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/14\/77226243-12693073-image-a-6_1698763347341.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mount is the latest of the ten Hag&#8217;s signings to come under scrutiny<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12693073\/Mason-Mount-Erik-ten-Hag-black-hold-Old-Trafford.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Mason Mount has &#8216;fallen into a black hole&#8217; 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