insists he understands the ‘responsibility’ that has been bestowed upon him after he was handed ’s iconic No.7 shirt.
The international’s controversial transfer from was rubber stamped earlier this week after United finally agreed to the west London club’s £60million asking price.
and handing him a squad number associated with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Eric Cantona represents an indication of the esteem the 24-year-old is held in by his new manager.
Responding to the honour of wearing the No.7, Mount wrote on Instagram: ‘I know the history and understand the responsibility that comes with this shirt.
‘The most important thing for me is to gain your trust and I will work hard to do that. I won’t let you down Reds!’
Chelsea fans, meanwhile, are still coming to terms with a departure of a player who appeared destined to spend the majority of his career at his boyhood club.
A bitter contract wrangle, ultimately, played a part in his decision to defect to United, but Mount revealed on Thursday he felt it became clear he was effectively being frozen out by Chelsea.
‘Several months ago I think it became clear that I wasn’t in Chelsea’s plans moving forward and once I knew that United were involved, my decision was made, he told MUTV.
‘It’s a massive club, huge, iconic players have played here, and I wanted to be a part of that from the beginning. Getting in early, ready for pre-season to start, was a main objective of mine as well.’
He added: ‘I’ve always seen myself as a midfielder, a number eight that can obviously get forward and attack, try to score goals, create goals, but also be able to do the other side as well and defend and help the team when we’re under pressure. That’s a massive focus of mine.
‘I know what I can bring to this team and now it’s about going and doing it on the pitch.’
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