Analysis:Why Mount is in demand

 

Mount offers so much as a midfielder in the No 8 position. There is his dynamism, his runs from deep, but it's more his work off the ball, how he initiates the press. He wants to get stuck in and help his team-mates, he does a lot of cover work.

"In an attacking sense, I'm told you get an eight out of 10 player in Mount, but in a defensive sense, he's always nine or 10 out of 10 when it comes to what a manager expects from that No 8 position. Mount is an all-rounded player, and because he's 24 there's the feeling he is nowhere near his ceiling yet.

"He is somebody managers feel they can trust, not only to carry out their tactical plan but also to technically execute a number of mechanisms. He is also able to be versatile across those midfield positions.

"It's not just Erik ten Hag at Manchester United who likes him, you also have Jurgen Klopp and Mikel Arteta who are admirers. It's because Mount is a player who could drop into any team really because of the dynamic he offers."