Mason Mount to miss Leeds friendly as Man Utd take cautious approach over knock

Mason Mount will sit out Manchester United’s pre-season friendly against Leeds at Croke Park after missing training on Monday and Tuesday.

Mount was replaced less than 20 minutes in to Saturday’s 1-1 friendly draw with Paris St Germain in Gothenburg, Sweden, with Michael Carrick saying after the match that Mount took a kick.

Mount’s absence is a precautionary measure with United being careful with a player who has been limited to just 54 league appearances in three injury-hit campaigns since he joined from Chelsea.

Lisandro Martinez joined up with United’s training camp in the Republic of Ireland late on Monday night, the last of the players afforded an extended break following the World Cup to arrive.

On Sunday, England internationals Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo were among nine players to return amid continuing speculation over the former’s future.

After Wednesday’s match in Dublin, United will head to Wroclaw, Poland for their final pre-season assignment against AC Milan and former boss Ruben Amorim.

That comes after fixtures that were played in Finland, Norway and Sweden over the past month. Unlike several clubs embarking on pre-season tours, United returned to Carrington after each match to continue preparations for the season at their home base.

This week they have trained at Carton House in Maynooth, the same venue where they had a mid-season training camp in April.

Carrick’s assistant Steve Holland said that gave United an advantage amid the disruption of a World Cup summer when players have reported back at different times.

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“We’ve been in control of the facilities, the pitch, the recovery,” Holland said on the club website.

“Then being able