Highly questioned, Mount is strongly criticized by Premier League legend

Frank Lampard has been left confused by Erik ten Hag's plan for Mason Mount and he has questioned why Manchester United signed the midfielder from Chelsea. United signed Mount last summer for an initial fee of £55million and he signed a five-year deal with the option of a further year, but his time at the club thus far has not been a success.

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Mount was brought to Old Trafford to play in a deeper midfield role and there are doubts about whether he is suitable for that position. He has also sustained different injuries and he last played against Luton Town on November 11 when picking up a calf problem. Mount returned to light individual training after Christmas, but he was absent from the main group session at Carrington on Tuesday and is not expected to be available this weekend.

Nonetheless, the 24-year-old is closing in on a return to fitness and he'll have a point to prove for the remainder of the season after making an underwhelming start. Lampard coached Mount twice during spells with Derby County and Chelsea and he was recently asked for his verdict on his former player when speaking to the Stick to Football Podcast.

“He will jump and recover, jump and recover. Very good technically. I think he is really high level in loads of those areas and he's a proper lad, so he's probably suffered from the change into a bad situation. "He is very driven and if you drop him the face goes and not in a bad way, he will want to show you. He is very determined. “I’m not just saying it because he’s my lad a bit and I have a relationship with him on the pitch with him in terms of managing, but I do think he will come good because of that and his talent.

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Lampard's comments

Lampard continued to discuss Mount's best role and said: "I would say he's slightly more advanced than me in general play. I liked to arrive from deeper, but I think he's higher and the captain of the football club, Bruno Fernandes, plays there. "It's a difficult one and a conundrum for the team to get him into the team in his best position." Mount is yet to score but has recorded one assist in his 12 appearances for United.