Declan Rice has congratulated Mason Mount for scoring his first Manchester United goal. The 25-year-old midfielder, who controversially swapped Stamford Bridge for Old Trafford in the summer transfer window, fired United ahead against Brentford in stoppage time.. Pandemonium broke out in the away end at the G-Tech Community Stadium as Mount wheeled away his celebration; he cupped his ear, slid on his knees and then thumped the United badge on his chest. The former Chelsea ace has struggled with injuries this season and, finally after 14 games without a goal, he marked his return in style.. Unfortunately for Mount, his strike was quickly overshadowed by a late equaliser, with Kristoffer Ajer salvaging a crucial point for the Bees in the fight for survival. Despite a disappointing result in west London, the Reds midfielder marked the occasion with a celebratory post on Instagram.. READ MORE: Man United player ratings as Onana and Mount brilliant vs Brentford. READ MORE: Ten Hag criticises Man United players and brands Man City ‘lucky’ for win. Mount thanked the travelling fans for their support and he vowed to end the campaign on a high. The England international wrote: “Mixed feelings, but I’m proud to celebrate my first goal for this club! We’ll continue to work on finishing the season on a high. Thank you for all the support.”. In a matter of hours, his post racked up almost half a million likes, with thousands flooding the comment action. Mount received messages of support from the likes of Kobbie Mainoo, Alejandro Garnacho, Sofyan Amrabat and Antony.. Instagram. Dominic Solanke, who played with Mount in the Chelsea youth setup, also chipped in. But one message Declan Rice, whose comment earned more ‘likes’ more than anybody else, stood out most; the Arsenal midfielder wrote: “Buzzing for you bro [red heart emoji].”. Speaking to the official United website after the game, Erik ten Hag heaped praise on Andre Onana for spectacular efforts. The Dutchman said: “We made some mistakes and we have to talk about this of course. We should act differently in that occasion where we conceded the equaliser, we should have acted differently in that situation.. “As I say if you are in stoppage time and you score that goal, which maybe we didn’t deserve, then I have to make compliments to the team that they hang [on] in the game. They were fighting but I did think Brentford wanted it more during the whole course of the game but we have to take it over the whole game, take it [beyond] the time.”. Ten Hag added: “I thought we were good in certain situations and when we were winning, we didn’t deserve it, but we should take the winning and do so more often. We were fighting and we created some great chances and Andre Onana was fantastic tonight.. “Rasmus Hojlund had a great chance. When you make the winning goal that is when you must bring it over the line. I am very pleased for Mason [Mount] but I also feel sorry for him as it should have been the winner.”. Try MUFC Pro NOW for free. Subscribe to our brilliant app for the best way to enjoy the M.E.N’s unrivalled Manchester United coverage.. No adverts, pop-ups or distractions – just our brilliant content presented in the best way possible.. Comprehensive, round-the-clock coverage of the Reds, with agenda-setting breaking news and insight from Samuel Luckhurst and our authoritative team of United writers. Exclusive content for subscribers. New interactive elements including (coming soon) quizzes to test your United knowledge.. Try MUFC Pro for a front-row seat to the action at absolutely no cost for the first month. You can get started by downloading our app here on iPhone, or here on Android. If you already have our app, click on the ”MUFC Pro’,’ Subscribe’ or ‘ Remove ads’ links.. *Free trial auto renews at £19.99 annually unless cancelled. T&C’s apply. Ad-free indicates that you will not be shown standard display ad formats with the articles that you read, selected articles may contain commercial messages/affiliate links where contractually required.
