MASON MOUNT looked heartbroken the last time he was at Stamford Bridge.
Tonight, he will return for the first time as a Manchester United player on what promises to be another emotional occasion for the man who spent 18 years in Chelsea blue.
The sight of a teary-eyed Mount arm in-arm with Chelsea physio Billy McCulloch after the final home game of last season showed how much of a wrench it was leaving his boyhood club.
His £55million move to United has not gone to plan, but tonight he will be looking to make another big impact after his 96th-minute goal off the bench against Brentford last weekend.
That felt like a huge moment for a player who is still counting the cost of his final season at Chelsea.
Mount has been beset by injury problems since moving to Old Trafford nine months ago. He was making his first Premier League appearance since November 11, and three separate injuries have meant he has missed 26 of United's 41 matches this season.
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