Man Utd star 'humbled' after seeing Make-A-Wish kids - there’s more to life than football

After a year that’s seen him slide out of the Three Lions’ first XI, finish in the bottom half of the Premier League with stuttering Chelsea and suffer the unwanted attentions of a stalker, a sharp reality check might have been just what the doctor ordered for Mason Mount.

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“The families’ resilience and strength is incredible, and it 100 percent inspires me to be more resilient and strong in my own life. The whole experience has been totally humbling – it makes you realise there’s more to life than football.”

“Today is definitely not about me,” says Mount, who is hoping to refocus next season and add to the five goals and 36 caps he’s already won for the Three Lions, and the Champions League winners medal he won with Chelsea in 2021.

Thankfully, Cooper has now been in remission for four years. His mother adds happily: “Even though I find it hard to accept that it’s really true, the doctors tell us he’s now doing really well and they’re happy with his progress and hopeful for the future.

“But I thought, ‘No, she deserves a life’. I wanted to give her memories and even when she was born, she proved them wrong. They said she’d be only four pounds but she was eight pounds six ounces. And they said she wouldn’t live beyond her first birthday, but she’ll be five years old in October.

“He is living proof that even in extreme adversity, with everything he’s been through in his short life, a positive mental attitude can enable you to enjoy your life and it’s humbling to witness,” adds Mount.