Mason Mount carried the pain of Manchester United’s worst season in more than half a century and a Europa League final defeat by Tottenham on holiday to Spain and the golf course at Valderrama.
By the time the 26-year-old had enjoyed a family break in Ibiza and returned to pre-season at Carrington five weeks later, the smile was back on Mount’s face but he is determined to make up for the ‘hurt’ it cause him and his United teammates.
‘Quite a long time,’ he says with a rueful smile at United’s team hotel in Chicago when asked how long it took for the feeling to wear off.