{"id":308780,"date":"2025-12-10T11:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/308780\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T11:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:48:10","slug":"rio-ferdinand-says-mason-mount-did-something-for-man-utd-that-he-has-been-waiting-to-see-for-long-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/308780\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio Ferdinand says Mason Mount did &#8216;something&#8217; for Man Utd that he has been waiting to see for long time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pundit Rio Ferdinand has now reacted to the performance of Mason Mount after Manchester United\u2019s 4-1 drubbing of Wolves at the Molineux on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/five-things-learned-as-manchester-united-win-4-1-vs-wolves\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Premier League strugglers Wolves hosted Manchester United<\/a> and the Red Devils blew Rob Edwards\u2019 men out of the water in the second half of their encounter.<\/p>\n<p> Rate Mason Mount\u2019s time at Man Utd so far out of 10 <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249168670-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mason Mount in action during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United at Selhurst Park in 2025 in London, England.\" class=\"wp-image-312940\" \/>Photo by Ash Donelon\/Manchester United via Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/mason-mount\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mason Mount<\/a> started for the Red Devils on Monday and the 26-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/all-man-utd-number-7s\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United No 7<\/a> almost saw out the full 90 minutes for the Premier League side against Wolves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/ruben-amorim\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruben Amorim<\/a> deployed the former Chelsea ace in attack alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/matheus-cunha\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matheus Cunha<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/bryan-mbeumo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bryan Mbeumo<\/a> and Mount made an impact in the second half at the Molineux.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/bruno-fernandes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bruno Fernandes<\/a> lofted a superb chipped ball into the Wolves box and Mount superbly struck a side-footed volley past Sam Johnstone from close range.<\/p>\n<p>Mount made way in the second half after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United manager<\/a> Ruben Amorim took off the former Blues star in the 84th minute and replaced him with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/joshua-zirkzee\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Zirkzee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/opinion\/ruben-amorim-singles-out-mason-mount-and-another-man-utd-star-for-protection-strategy-it-is-now-being-repeated\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruben Amorim singles out Mason Mount and another Man Utd star for \u2018protection\u2019 strategy, it is now being repeated<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2250162308-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"Mason Mount during the Premier League match between Wolves and Manchester United at the Molineux in 2025 in Wolverhampton, England.\" class=\"wp-image-314961\" \/>Photo by Crystal Pix\/MB Media\/Getty ImagesRio Ferdinand\u2019s verdict on Man Utd ace Mason Mount after the Premier League match against Wolves<\/p>\n<p>Mason Mount has arguably been in his best form for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United<\/a> this season after the ex-England international has had a consistent run in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/manchester-united-squad-players\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The United midfielder has been able to make regular appearances for the Red Devils, with Mount netting three times in 12 Premier League matches this season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/man-utd-player-ratings-vs-wolves-two-players-get-8-10-as-matheus-cunha-returned-to-molineux\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Speaking after United\u2019s 4-1 win over Wolves<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/rio-ferdinand\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rio Ferdinand<\/a> singled out Mount amid the belief that Ruben Amorim needs to show the progress that his side have made.<\/p>\n<p>          Ruben Amorim loves having Mason Mount in his team! <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Should Mason Mount be an automatic starter?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UIF-Worksheet-for-TP-8-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Ruben Amorim on Mason Mount\" class=\"wp-image-314963\" \/>Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>He said on his <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/rio-ferdinand-presents\/id1638148943?i=1000740419129&amp;r=279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u2018Rio Ferdinand Presents\u2019<\/a> YouTube channel: \u201cI think this team probably needs, \u2018Guys, we had lost that last year. We were definitely able to draw on that game last year.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut look, the character, the resilience now, the understanding, the way that we played, the way that tactically you guys got on it straight away, and then the confidence that came out on the back of that momentum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this team need that. You\u2019re doing the right things, guys. I see it there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShow them the examples. There\u2019s individual cases in that. I think you look at Mason Mount for one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that you can look at him and use him as a bit of a yardstick and go, \u2018Guys, this is what we need.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the energy we need. He\u2019s come back in again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/ben-foster-didnt-hesitate-with-matheus-cunha-prediction-after-what-he-saw-from-man-utd-ace-he-just-looks-like\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Foster didn\u2019t hesitate with Matheus Cunha prediction after what he saw from Man Utd ace, \u2018he just looks like\u2026\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What \u2018surprised\u2019 Rio Ferdinand the most about Mason Mount after the Man Utd No 7\u2019s impact against Wolves<\/p>\n<p>Mount has played in 13 matches across all competitions for United in the 2025-26 season and the former Chelsea star is deeply admired by Red Devils boss Amorim.<\/p>\n<p>Ferdinand insisted that Mount\u2019s volley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/six-biggest-winners-and-one-loser-as-manchester-united-thrash-wolves-4-1\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in United\u2019s win over Wolves<\/a> \u201csurprised\u201d him purely from the standpoint that he finally showed his ability in a Red Devils shirt.<\/p>\n<p>          Rio Ferdinand says Kobbie Mainoo HAS to leave United <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Is Rio right to be honest, or should he be keeping quiet about this?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UIF-2-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-315364\" \/>     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, mate. Great goal. But not something I\u2019m surprised by,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just surprised by it in a Man United shirt because you haven\u2019t seen enough of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you know he\u2019s in there, but you just need to get him on the pitch more. But I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the way that I think is framed in that changing room that can dictate and determine how the team come out of that game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>United are now sixth in the Premier League table and the Red Devils are only one point behind fourth-place Crystal Palace after Monday evening\u2019s 4-1 win.<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pundit Rio Ferdinand has now reacted to the performance of Mason Mount after Manchester United\u2019s 4-1 drubbing of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":308781,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,6814,221,7531,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-308780","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-mason-mount","10":"tag-premier-league","11":"tag-rio-ferdinand","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/308781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}