Carrick gives reaction to Mount 'kick' against PSG leaving Man Utd midfielder injured

Michael Carrick gave his reaction to Mason Mount being "kicked" and getting injured in Manchester United's friendly clash with Paris Saint Germain.

The manager said that United went into the game knowing that they had to be "careful" with injuries and now they will have to see the extent of the problem for Mount.

Worryingly, Mount has had a torrid time with injuries since signing from Chelsea in a £55million deal three years ago, starting only 25 Premier League games for United in that time.

The 27-year-old has been successfully deployed by Carrick in a central midfield role during pre-season, leading to speculation that United may not make another expected signing in that department.

But Mount played only 18 minutes of Saturday’s 1-1 draw against the European champions in Gothenburg before being replaced by Scotland international Tyler Fletcher.

“He (Mount) got kicked. We just wanted to be careful and look after him,” United head coach Carrick told reporters in Sweden.

“We’ve been lucky with injuries so far, so we wanted to be careful.”

But the positive news is that post-match video footage showed Mount walking freely on to the United bus without the aid of a protective boot or knee support.

United were stunned within two minutes at the Ullevi Stadium when Liverpool target Ibrahim Mbaye punished slack marking to put PSG ahead.

Bryan Mbeumo fired United level after 32 minutes following good work from Amad Diallo, the Cameroon forward’s third goal in two games after his match-winning double against Atletico Madrid.

There were plenty of positive signs from the game despite the injuries as the team looked dangerous in attack especially through Mbeumo and Amad Diallo.

United meet Leeds in a Dublin friendly on Wednesday before coming up against AC Milan and their former manager Ruben Amorim next Saturday.

The Red Devils open their Premier League campaign at Hull on August 22.