Mason Mount: Man Utd blocking media noise rather than getting caught up in it

The Red Devils earned a home draw against Sunderland on Saturday.

Mason Mount was on target for Manchester United on Saturday (Martin Rickett/PA)

Mason Mount said Manchester United were blocking out the noise rather than getting caught up in it after under-fire Ruben Amorim claimed his players were being influenced by media criticism.

A sense of renewed hope after last season’s 15th place finish was extinguished as a stumbling start to the campaign and humiliating Carabao Cup exit at Grimsby turned up the heat on the head coach.