Man Utd's Mount out for several weeks

LONDON, Dec 20 (AFP): Mason Mount is facing another lengthy spell on the sidelines, compounding his misery during another stop-start season at Manchester United.

The former Chelsea midfielder has been a peripheral figure since arriving at Old Trafford in July last year, struggling with a loss of form and persistent injury issues.

The England international has played just 32 times for United so far, scoring a solitary goal, and has started just nine Premier League games in total.

United boss Ruben Amorim said the 25-year-old would be out for "several weeks" after being forced off early in last week's Manchester derby, which United won 2-1.

"I don't know the exact date, but it's going to be for a long time," he said. "And that's it. It's part of football and we continue." The former Sporting Lisbon boss said he would try to help Mount, who has impressed in recent weeks, even while he is out of action.

"What I can do is to help Mase, to teach him how to play our game when he's recovering. Try to use that time for him to think in different things," he said.

"And then I think the worst part is that we don't have time to train like we should do when you are recovering from a lot of injuries.