Mason Mount returns to the squad as Michael Carrick manages key fitness concerns, seeking vital momentum against Everton following a dominant five-goal victory over Ipswich Town.
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Manchester United finally got their Premier League campaign up and running on Sunday afternoon, securing a convincing 5-2 victory over Ipswich Town.
Club captain Bruno Fernandes stole the show with a hat-trick, while Bryan Mbeumo also found the net and Jacob Greaves turned the ball into his own goal. Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo were also among those to impress as United secured a much-needed three points.
United will now turn their attention to Everton, with Carrick's men set to make their second trip to the Hill-Dickinson Stadium. The Reds came away with a 1-0 victory on their previous visit last season, with Benjamin Šeško producing a superb finish to seal all three points.
With United finally off the mark and a huge clash against Manchester City awaiting them the following weekend, securing another victory against the Toffees could prove crucial in building early-season momentum.
Carrick confirms Mount's return
Speaking with United's media ahead of the game on Sunday afternoon, Carrick was asked if there had been any major changes to his squad.
With the likes of Matthijs de Ligt, Amad, and Manuel Ugarte still a way away from returning, the United boss explained that the only major boost was that Mason Mount has been back in training for the last few days.
"The squad's good," Carrick explained. "Mason's been training now for a good number of days, so he's back in around it, which is great.
"Yeah, the squad's in a good place. Obviously, a couple of the boys are a little bit further away, but I think we've got a really strong group, you know, to start the game, to finish the game, to have different options. It gives us the flexibility.
"We've got the games coming up over the next couple of weeks quite quickly, so the whole squad will play a part, which is exactly why we're all here."
United awaiting Šeško's return
Mount played very well in pre-season and has been missed in the opening few games of the campaign, so his return will be a major boost to Carrick's midfield options.
Another player who has returned to actino recently but is yet to start is striker Šeško, who was United's top scrorer last campaign but missed all of pre-season due to injury.
When asked further whether Šeško is able yet to start, Carrick was cautious not to give too much away, but noted that the Slovenian international has looked good in training and when he has come off the bench in games.
"Ben's good. Ben's good," the United gaffer reaffirmed. "He obviously missed some time, and we had to take him out of it a little bit and give him some time to kind of recover.
"He's back training. He's looking good. He's getting stronger all the time.
"So yeah, he's in a good place, Ben, and obviously came off the bench, and so he's more and more part of it, and he's getting fitter all the time. So that's good. It's great to have him back."
