'I'll always back myself' - Mount aims to force way in at Man Utd
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Mason Mount is backing himself to force his way into Manchester United's starting line-up this season.
In signing what club sources have stressed were head coach Ruben Amorim's top two summer targets - Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo - United seem to have sealed off the two number 10 slots Mount seems ideally suited for.
With skipper Bruno Fernandes, striker Joshua Zirkzee, wide man Amad Diallo and midfielder Kobbie Mainoo also providing competition, and no European football meaning substantially fewer games, Mount knows the pressure is on to get on the pitch at all.
But despite the £55m signing struggling with injuries and a loss of form since his arrival from Chelsea two years ago, Mount retains enough confidence in his ability to believe he can find a role.
"Yes, 100%," he said from the club's pre-season training camp in Chicago.
"Any time you get that opportunity to be on the pitch, you want to do something, you want to affect the game. That's always the way I've looked at it.
"I mean, I'll always back myself. I know what I can do.
"Obviously the new signings are going to elevate us to another level and we all need to be at that level to really perform."