Manchester United midfielder Mason Mount is targeting the Europa League trophy after struggling with injuries in his first two years at Old Trafford.
Mount joined the club from Chelsea in 2023 in a deal worth £60. He has made 45 appearances for the club completing 90 minutes just once.
Mount admitted that his time at Manchester United has been tough while hoping to repay the club’s faith in him starting with the Europa League.
He said: “I have had many days at Carrington [United’s training ground] sitting on the treatment bed where I want to be training.
“I’ve been in the stands watching games where I want to be playing. I gave everything to continue my rehab to try and get back and be back as quickly as possible.
“It has been difficult, but I have learned a lot from these moments. Now I am back and feel a lot better. You really appreciate it more.
“It’s been a tough couple of years, but I’ve stayed very focused so I knew moments like this were going to come and that was always on my mind.”
Mount has struggled with injuries in his time at Old Trafford. He missed four months of last season with a calf problem and another three months of this season with a hamstring issue.
He said: “The injuries are something that obviously I didn’t see coming,” Mount said.
“That’s not been easy, but I’ve stayed very focused throughout that whole time. I always had the end goal in my mind that it would come good and something will happen and I’ll get a moment where I’ll score a few goals or something will happen.
“It’s not been easy for me, not being on the pitch and being in the stands watching games. The fans see that as I’m not playing.
“I want to be out there doing as much as I can to help the lads, help the club, and help the team to win games. It’s not been easy but I’ve stuck with it. I’ve seen a lot of comments and praise recently and I’ll continue to work hard.”
Mount is eyeing a start berth in the Europa League final after starting three out of the team’s last four matches.
He said: “I feel we’re close,” he said.
“It’s small details here and there in games. Especially in the Premier League. If the small details aren’t right you can get punished. It can be devastating at times. In the Premier League it’s fine margins.
“I think we’re close to correcting them and when you win trophies you get extra confidence. It builds and you build that togetherness as a group. We want to finish on a positive note and next season come back and work hard in preseason and then attack it again.
“It’s a trophy and it’s Champions League football next season. We will do everything in our power to win that game. We won’t forget about what we have done in the league and our league form.
“That is something we need to work on for next season. We know we need to work on that. This is a final. If we can win it, it can be a positive end to a tough season.”
Manchester United have endured a disappointing season, sitting in 14th on the Premier League table with one game to go.
