Carrick Cautious with Mount After Injury Scare in Man Utd's PSG Draw

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick expressed caution regarding Mason Mount after the midfielder sustained an injury during a friendly match against Paris Saint-Germain. Mount, who joined United in 2023, has faced injury challenges and lasted less than 20 minutes against PSG in Gothenburg before appearing to injure his foot.

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He (Mount) got kicked. We just wanted to be careful and look after him. We’ve been lucky with injuries so far, so we wanted to be careful.

"He (Mount) got kicked," 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 footage showed Mount walking onto the team bus without visible support, suggesting the injury might not be severe.

United, who are preparing for the 2026/27 Champions League, were already trailing PSG 1-0 due to an early Ibrahim Mbaye goal when Mount was forced off. Bryan Mbeumo equalized for United in the 32nd minute. The team faced further injury concerns when 40-year-old goalkeeper Tom Heaton suffered a hamstring problem in the second half.

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I enjoyed it. Good challenge. Slightly different with the way they play. We should’ve scored more goals.

Despite the setbacks, Carrick found positives in the match, noting the team's ability to "problem solve and find their own way." He highlighted the link-up play between new arrival Youri Tielemans and captain Bruno Fernandes as an encouraging sign. United have two more friendlies scheduled before their Premier League opener on August 22.

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It’s good for the boys sometimes to have to problem solve and find their own way and I thought we did that. That prepares them for the season as well. In that respect there were a lot of things that maybe people don’t always see that we were quite happy with. There were some good signs there.