00:00Mason Mount ended 20 months of torment with a brilliant second-half double as Manchester United
00:05booked an All-English Europa League final with Tottenham and Bilbao on May 21.
00:10On an anxious, nervy, mistake-ridden night at Old Trafford, fingernails were starting to get
00:14chewed at the sight of the home side making it so hard for themselves despite starting the second
00:19leg of their semi-final with athletic Bilbao holding a three-goal advantage. But Mount chose
00:24exactly the right time to step up. Beset by a succession of injuries that have limited the
00:29England man to just 10 Premier League starts since his 55-million-pound move from Chelsea in 2023,
00:35Mount had only been on the pitch 10 minutes when he turned on to Lenny Yaros' short pass inside the
00:39Bilbao penalty area. Mount's strike was true and arrowed into the far corner. It was his third
00:46United goal but it was by far the most important and ended lingering fears the visitors might become
00:50the first side in 134 attempts in UEFA competitions to overturn a three-goal first-leg deficit away
00:56from home. But there was more to come. After Casemiro and Rasmus Hodgland had steered United
01:03into a winning lead, Mount pounced on a loose ball 45 yards out and floated a superb shot into an empty
01:08net. The goal capped a memorable Old Trafford night and maintained United's unbeaten record in the
01:14competition. The final outcome was harsh on the Spanish visitors, who were the better side for long
01:19periods and led at halftime thanks to Mikel Jorogeser's magnificent 30-yard effort. That did not matter to the
01:26home fans at the final whistle as they will now get a shot at salvaging their season against the
01:30Premier League's other great underachievers.
