Ruben Amorim has different opinion of Man Utd star labelled 'coward' by former team-mate

This midfielder was labelled a coward by 1 of his erstwhile team-mates, but caller Manchester United brag Ruben Amorim thinks rather the opposite

Manchester United brag Ruben Amorim is smitten by Mason Mount – who was dubbed a ‘coward’ by ex-Chelsea team-mate Enzo Fernandez.

Having cost the Red Devils £60million, Mount arrived from Stamford Bridge past twelvemonth promising to beryllium an integral part of Erik 10 Hag's midfield, but gravely disappointed.

A string of injuries has kept him sidelined for immoderate time, and conscionable arsenic it looked arsenic though helium was coming bully successful August, a hamstring contented struck. However, with Ten Hag departed and Amorim installed, the Englishman's fortunes could change.

The 39-year-old caput manager is supposedly enamoured by midfielder Mount, and his comments suggest he'll play a portion successful Amorim's United – though specified precocious praise contrasts however Mount's erstwhile peer, Fernandez, felt aft United clashed with Chelsea past term.

“I person to archer you I emotion that kid,” Amorim stated this week erstwhile asked astir Mount. “You tin look successful his eyes that helium wants this truthful bad. And this is the astir important happening for me.

“I cognize helium was suffering from injuries, helium was not connected the pitch, but present he's trying to enactment fit, and we anticipation helium tin proceed to beryllium fit, to amusement each the endowment that he's shown, for example, successful Chelsea.”

Where Amorim sees a driven subordinate who wants to emulate his Chelsea form, Argentinian midfielder Fernandez saw a ‘coward’ erstwhile his Blues met Mount’s Red Devils past season.

Mount was met by a frosty reception astatine Stamford Bridge successful April. He was brought connected arsenic a substitute successful the 86th minute. However, it didn’t instrumentality him agelong to marque his beingness known, arsenic a clash with Fernandez saw the 2 person to beryllium separated.

Despite entering the tract with his broadside winning 3-2, 2 precocious Cole Palmer daggers reversed the scoreline. As the full-time whistle loomed aft 113 minutes, Fernandez could beryllium seen screaming astatine his now-adversary Mount, exclaiming, per South American reports: "This is Chelsea, coward, coward, coward."

Yet, with a caller manager astatine United’s helm, things could beryllium looking up successful this caller strategy for Mount, who undoubtedly has the enactment of newcomer Amorim.

“He played successful this strategy [before], truthful it's cleanable for him,' Amorim further admitted, referencing the 25-year-old’s palmy clip nether existent England brag Thomas Tuchel. “I person 2 positions for Mason Mount, truthful helium should beryllium precise happy!”

With Amorim’s archetypal crippled astatine Portman Road connected the horizon, Mount volition beryllium hoping helium is successful contention to get immoderate minutes, if not a spot successful the 39-year-old’s starting midfield.

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