Manchester United interim head coach Michael Carrick has provided a positive update on Mason Mount at his pre-match press conference for the Aston Villa match.
Michael Carrick has been without several different Manchester United first-team squad players, including Lisandro Martinez, Matthijs de Ligt and Mason Mount.
Joining the likes of Lisandro Martinez, Matthijs de Ligt and Mount on the United sidelines have been defenders Patrick Dorgu and Noussair Mazraoui.
Carrick sat down with the media on Friday afternoon and the 44-year-old United legend provided the latest news around Mount at the Carrington training complex.
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Michael Carrick speaks out on Man Utd ace Mason Mount going into the Premier League match against Aston Villa
Michael Carrick’s in-form Red Devils side will host third-place Aston Villa at Old Trafford for their huge top-four Premier League clash on Sunday afternoon.
The Red Devils interim boss experienced his first major setback in his reign last Wednesday evening after Man Utd lost 2-1 to 10-man Newcastle at St James’ Park.
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Mason Mount has missed out on the last three Premier League matches under Carrick, but the United No 7 has now linked back up with the first-team squad.
“Mason is back with the group, which is fantastic,” he said, as per the Manchester Evening News.
“He’s an important player for us, Mason, and to have him back and involved is a good step for us.”
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Mount has suffered another injury-hit season at Old Trafford, despite impressing at times under Ruben Amorim before the ex-United manager was sacked in January.
Carrick has admitted that United will have to ‘wait and see’ if the 27-year-old former Chelsea star will be ready to feature against Villa after overcoming his latest injury.
“He is not 100 per cent in terms of back, because he’s only trained a very small amount of time, but he’s back and that’s good for us, so we’ll see whether he’s involved or not on Sunday, but it’s a big step for him, so we’re happy with that,” he said.
“Yeah, that’s it in terms of players coming back for now.”
United and Villa are level on points with only nine Premier League matches left in the 2025-26 campaign ahead of Sunday’s encounter at Old Trafford.
The Premier League kick-off for the meeting between Carrick’s men and Unai Emery’s side is scheduled for 2pm UK time.
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