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Erik ten Hag hails 'dynamic' Mason Mount as Man United begin pre-season with win

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Erik ten Hag declared himself satisfied with his players and new £55 million signing Mason Mount after Manchester United won their first pre-season game 2-0 against Leeds United in Oslo.

Noam Emeran slid the opener past Leeds goalkeeper Dani van den Heuvel for United's opener on 67 minutes before turning provider for Joe Hugill to seal the win 10 minutes from time.

Mount played the first 45 minutes before Ten Hag made 11 changes for the second half, and the Dutchman said the former Chelsea player can only enhance his midfield options. “I was happy.

Across the whole of the first week, I have seen positive things, and we got confirmation of that in the game,” said the Dutchman. “We expected him [Mount] to be comfortable.

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