Sofyan Amrabat made his first start for Man Utd as the club began their defence of the Carabao Cup with a 3-0 win against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford.
It is a classic footballing cliche that sometimes a player can become better when they're not in the team. The flaws apparent in their absence can elevate their own qualities in the eyes of supporters and they can quickly become the solution.
Mount was part of a sloppy team performance against Wolves on the opening weekend of the season and then involved in a midfield that was overrun at Tottenham, when he played 85 minutes without touching the ball in the Spurs' penalty area. It felt indicative of his start at the club and endemic of United's start in general that Ten Hag was already eyeing another midfielder in Amrabat, albeit one of a very different profile to Mount.
Five years later, Ten Hag had his man but it's been a slow burn for Mount. In his absence, United's poor form got worse and the midfield was a major part of the problem. Mount then sprayed another pass to Dalot, who stung the palms of substitute goalkeeper Sam Johnstone. He showed quick feet and good awareness on the edge of the area to play Pellistri in and when Johnstone saved again, Mount put the corner on the head of Casemiro, who scored his fourth goal of the season.
His first major involvement was a seventh-minute switch of play to fellow full-back Dalot. When Amrabat got the return of the ball 25 yards from goal, he made a dreadful mess of the shot, as befitting a player with six goals in 308 senior appearances for club and country.
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