Erik ten Hag is the man who pushed Man United to sign Mason Mount from Chelsea in July 2023. So convinced was the Dutchman of Mount's importance to the way he wanted to play that he still hasn't shaken the belief that the midfielder's unavailability during their time together at Old Trafford was one of the reasons Ten Hag eventually got the sack.

Mount was only able to start seven Premier League games in almost 15 months for Ten Hag. The now former United boss still thinks -- nearly a year on -- that things might have been different had he been fit more often.

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