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N'Golo Kante plays 60 minutes for Chelsea in a behind closed doors friendly as he steps up recovery from a hamstring injury that has kept him out since August - and Mason Mount can't hide his delight at his team-mate's return!

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N'Golo Kante continued his recovery from a long-term hamstring injury with an hour of action in a behind-closed-doors friendly at Chelsea on Friday.

The French midfielder has been absent since August, having suffered a hamstring injury that has plagued him, but managed a full 60 minutes of match action.

And he was not short of supporters on the touchline, with team-mates Mason Mount and Thiago Silva in attendance on Friday.

Mount wore a shirt with Kante's name and No 7 emblazoned in support of his injured colleague.

He first sustained the problem in the Blues' 2-2 draw at home to Tottenham, only to reaggravate it when he resumed training five weeks later.