Man Utd star accused of ‘not even asking for the ball’ by club legend in shocking 3-0 loss to Newcastle

FORMER Manchester United star Louis Saha has accused Mason Mount of shying away from responsibility and hiding during games.

Saha claimed Mount has not been asking for the ball since he arrived in the summer.

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Mount, 24, has struggled to hit his best form since his transfer with United losing eight of their 15 games this season.

Saha believes Mount has the quality to make a difference for United, but is shying away from responsibility while the Red Devils are struggling.

He told BettingOdds.com: “I’ve seen moments this season where Mason Mount isn’t even asking for the ball. It’s very shocking for me to see a player with that type of quality shying away from taking responsibility.

“He is too good of a player to play like this, to not show a willingness to get the ball and make a difference and it is not on.

“He has so much quality, but at the moment he doesn’t seem to have any faith in himself. He needs to show courage and commitment and I am really unimpressed with Mason Mount at the moment.

“He has lost the keys to create damage to his opponents and to change games from midfield. He’s going whole games where he is barely touching the ball, it’s really strange.”

Mount was slammed for his performance as United lost 3-0 to Newcastle.

He was criticised after being beaten too easily by Tino Livramento in the build-up to Toon’s first goal, with Gary Neville suggesting the full-back went past Mount “like he’s not there”.

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However some fans did praise Mount as he was the only player who stayed on the pitch to applaud the Old Trafford faithful for their support.

Mount looked visibly upset over the result as he clapped fans still in attendance, some of whom clapped back.

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