The 20-year-old has played only five Premier League games but his manager will find the midfielder hard to replace if injury keeps him out of Sunday’s game against Liverpool
Relying on Eden Hazard to provide a creative spark is one thing; leaning on a 20-year-old who has started five Premier League games quite another. Yet this is the reality for Chelsea and it will not sit well with Frank Lampard that stodginess set in so easily when Mason Mount, who has stood out more than most at the start of the post-Hazard era, hobbled off during the early stages of Tuesday’s defeat by Valencia in the Champions League.
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Written by Jacob Steinberg
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/20/mason-mount-frank-lampard-chelsea-liverpool under the title “Mason Mount already a go-to man for Lampard in his new-look Chelsea | Jacob Steinberg”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
