Chelsea hero 'embarrassed' by what fans did to Mason Mount on Man United return but slams 'fragile mentality'

Emmanuel Petit says he was ‘embarrassed’ by the hostile reception Mason Mount received on his return to Stamford Bridge with Manchester United last week.

Mount returned to Chelsea for the first time since he left them in an initial £55 million deal last Thursday, and was booed by a large section of the home support after he entered the pitch.

There had been a smattering of applause for the boyhood Chelsea fan when he warmed up on the touchline, but the mood quickly turned when he was introduce from the bench in the final minutes of normal time. Mount made a positive impact on proceedings amid the hostile environment, but could do little as his side carelessly threw away a 3-2 lead to improbably lose 4-3.

Petit slammed the treatment of Mount from Chelsea supporters but couldn’t avoid having a dig at the 25-year-old for what he called his ‘very fragile mentally’.

“It’s embarrassing from Chelsea fans that they boo’d Mount. However, you can’t just want to leave the club when things aren’t going well on the pitch, you have to be stronger than that mentally,” Petit told Genting Casino.

”Right now, he’s playing for Man United, one of the biggest clubs in the world, and you know what you signed up to when you signed for them. He’s coming back from a long-term injury, a professional footballer, and an athlete at the highest level must improve mentally. Before he was injured, he was playing like he walking on eggshells - very fragile mentally - and he’s kind of like Marcus Rashford at United.

“Mount arrived from Chelsea and he doesn’t look strong mentally. I used to be like that and it used to affect my performance on the pitch, but come on! You wake up in the morning, drive a Lamborghini, you need to look in the mirror! He was booed by Chelsea fans, but at the end of the day, he wanted to stay at the club.”