Mason Mount has insisted Manchester United will "do everything" in their power to beat Tottenham in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
Ruben Amorim's side will make the trip to Bilbao with the aim of lifting the Europa League trophy come Wednesday night. The red side of Manchester have struggled in the Premier League this season and are currently 16th, although Spurs are one point behind them in 17th.
The winners on Wednesday night will qualify for the Champions League, though, which makes the final all the more important. Speaking ahead of the clash, former Chelsea star Mount revealed United's aim is clear - win at all costs.
“As a group, we always try to block out the noise,” Mount said. “As a group, we know the situation we’re in.
“We know the league is not good enough and we haven’t been good enough in that, but the Europa League is something that we look forward to as a final and we want to win that final. It’s a trophy and it’s Champions League football for next season, so we’ll do everything in our powers to win that game.”
The 26-year-old was a key target of Erik ten Hag but only managed 25 appearances for the Dutchman, having been disrupted by injuries following his £55million switch from Chelsea in July 2023. Mount was able to feature in successor Ruben Amorim’s first seven matches in charge, only to be left devastated by a hamstring issue suffered in December’s derby win at Manchester City.
The England international returned in April and, having seen minutes managed in recent weeks, is pushing to start Wednesday’s final against Tottenham as he seeks to build on his stunning semi-final brace against Athletic Bilbao. Mount got another 70 minutes in the tank during Friday’s 1-0 loss at his former club Chelsea, which continued a miserable domestic season that is United’s worst top-flight campaign since relegation in 1973-74.
“I think the football side of it and the injuries is something that obviously I didn’t see coming,” Mount said. “That’s not been easy, but I’ve stayed very focused throughout that whole time.
“Always had the end goal in my mind that it would come good, something will happen and I’ll get a moment where I’ll score a few goals or something will happen. I always believed in that, and I want to do more. It’s not just it’s happened and I’m satisfied – I’m not satisfied yet. I want more and more, win trophies, but it’s not been easy.
“It’s been a tough couple of years but I’ve stayed very focused, so I knew moments like this were going to come and that was always on my mind.”