Mason Mount has become Frank Lampard’s “teacher’s pet” at Chelsea because the Blues legend sees shades of himself in a playmaking star of the present, says Pat Nevin.
The man calling the shots at Stamford Bridge knows all about the value goalscoring midfielders can offer any given cause.
Lampard once filled that role for Chelsea and England, plundering 211 goals for the Blues while earning 106 caps with his country.
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Mount is following in those illustrious footsteps, with a regular role being nailed down at club level and with the Three Lions.