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Man Utd told they have the ‘best young player in the Premier League’

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim (Picture: Getty)

Manchester United are enduring a miserable spell on and off the pitch but can at least take solace in the fact they have the ‘best young player in the Premier League’.

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Louis Saha names £55m Man Utd star as ‘biggest disappointment of the season’

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Ex-Manchester United striker Louis Saha (Picture: Getty)

Louis Saha has named a Manchester United midfielder as his ‘biggest disappointment of the season’.

Few United players have covered themselves in glory during a dismal 2024-25 campaign but Saha has been most disappointed with injury-prone Mount.

Mount’s Old Trafford career is still yet to get going following his £55m move from Chelsea in 2023.

The 26-year-old won the Champions League and became an England regular during his spell at Stamford Bridge but his stock has fallen since moving to Manchester.

Reoccurring injury issues restricted Mount to just 14 league appearances last season and he is yet to match that tally this term.

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Mount has not scored a goal in over a year and Saha admits the move to Manchester United has ‘not worked out’.

‘For me, it’s got to be Mason Mount,’ Saha told Mega Dice when asked which player has disappointed him the most this season.

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Mason Mount has endured a miserable spell at Old Trafford (Picture: Getty)

‘He has been injured all year. You know, I’m sure he is working hard, but it’s difficult. There were a lot of hopes and it didn’t work out for him.’

Saha, who like Mount had his fair share of injury issues, added: ‘It is extremely difficult because Mason is under more pressure than I was.

‘When I was out, I had Ronaldo, Giggs, Tevez, Van Nistelrooy and others who could perform. I had enormous competition, but it was only against me.

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‘My battle back from injury was to try to catch them up, or I’d be on the bench. It was really hard.

‘Mason, though, needs to relax. He needs to learn from this situation and keep confidence that he’s a terrific player.

‘He needs to get back and find the right place on the pitch to demand the ball 50 times a game and trust himself. Sometimes, I don’t see him involved. 

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Mount won the Champions League at boyhood club Chelsea (Picture: Getty)

‘Yes, he presses, but that’s not his game. That’s not why we signed him. So it’s about how to find the right pockets and how to add to the team that you’re playing with.

‘This is the type of learning he needs, understanding those teammates and their weaknesses, how he can compensate.

‘But at the same time, he has to show his own strength about being in those pockets, being creative, being a bigger asset in counter-attacking and all those things.

‘That’s where we want to see him, the real Mason Mount. He needs to shrug off any pressure he feels and play with enjoyment again. Yes, he has the number seven on his back, but let’s relax.’

Manchester United have endured a dismal Premier League campaign, slipping to 14th in the table with five games remaining.

Ruben Amorim’s side can at least bring some joy to Old Trafford by winning the Europa League and qualifying for next season’s Champions League.

United pulled off a miraculous comeback win against Lyon in the quarter-finals and face La Liga side Athletic Bilbao for a place in the Europa League final.

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Louis Saha names ‘favourite’ to win Premier League next season

Ex-Premier League striker Louis Saha (Picture: YouTube)

Louis Saha has named his ‘favourite’ to win the Premier League next season as Liverpool look to clinch this year’s title ahead of Arsenal.

Liverpool will secure their 20th league title on Wednesday night if Arsenal fail to beat Crystal Palace.

An Arsenal win would delay Liverpool’s celebrations but Arne Slot’s side would then have the chance to wrap up the title this weekend when they face Tottenham at Anfield.

Liverpool were third-favourites to win the Premier League at the start of the season behind defending champions Manchester City and Arsenal.

But Man City have suffered a huge drop-off under Pep Guardiola and Arsenal are set for a third successive second-place finish under Mikel Arteta.

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There were question marks over how Liverpool would fare following the departure of legendary manager Jurgen Klopp, who brought Premier League and Champions League trophies back to Anfield.

But the Reds have been comfortable the best team in England this season, only losing to league games to storm clear of their domestic rivals.

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Liverpool are set to win the title (Picture: Getty)

With Guardiola signing a contract extension earlier in the season, Manchester City will hope to recover next year and challenge for a Premier League title they won four times in a row before their struggles this term.

Arsenal will attempt to go one better and finally lift the Premier League trophy for the first time since 2004, while the likes of Chelsea and Newcastle United may have aspirations of mounting title challenges.

But Saha has doubts over the aforementioned teams and therefore views Liverpool as ‘favourites’ to go back-to-back and defend the title they will soon clinch.

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Manchester City won a fourth successive title last season (Picture: Getty)

‘This year, Liverpool have been the most consistent, so they’ve got the most points,’ the ex-Premier League striker told Mega Dice.

‘They had a successful transition, losing an amazing manager, but they have a new one who has gelled really well.

‘So based on that they are probably still favourites, while you can see Man City still have some changes to make in the summer.

‘There are others like Chelsea, who had a better than expected season, but a difficult one still. Given the numbers of players and transfers they had to accommodate, they’re still not quite there.

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‘Of course, you have to mention Arsenal too, but I still think that Liverpool is the strongest and based on what happened.

‘I would have always said Man City usually have a chance, but they’re losing De Bruyne, and maybe Gundogan, so there are changes ahead.

‘Liverpool also now have Van Dijk and Salah on new contracts. Van Dijk is key for their consistency this season, and he will be again next year.’

Newcastle have enjoyed a historic season, winning the Carabao Cup and threatening to qualify for the Champions League once again.

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Arsenal are set for a third successive second-place finish (Picture: Getty)

The Magpies’ form under Eddie Howe has even convinced Jamie O’Hara that Newcastle can challenge for the Premier League title next season.

‘I’m going to put it out there now – don’t write off Newcastle next season to be Premier League title contenders,’ he told Grosvenor Sport.

‘They need to keep that squad together, and if they add a new keeper and a centre half, they can do some damage and challenge for the league.

‘They really have flown under the radar this season. Arsenal are currently in second, they’re going to have their full focus on the Champions League and rightly so, but if Newcastle keep doing what they’re doing – they could clinch second place.

‘What a season that would be for the club. Signing a top keeper is a priority for them; you’re not going to win a Premier League with Nick Pope in goal.

‘I’m sorry to have to say it. He’s a good shot stopper, but his distribution is poor, and he makes mistakes.

‘That’s the area they need to improve the most and if they can bring a top goalkeeper in, I believe they can win the Premier League.’

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