Carabao Cup 2018-19, Chelsea 3-2 Derby County: 5 Talking Points

#5 Mount can be the fulcrum that bucks the trend at Chelsea

A star in the making?

The quality of Chelsea's academy can be best explained by the simple fact that 19 out of the 128 players picked for England’s sides from Under-17s to seniors during October’s international break were developed by Chelsea at some point.

No club in the country can match that; whether those kids go on to play for Chelsea or elsewhere is a matter for discussion.

Mason Mount is the latest talk of the town after having emerged as a monumental talent from within the academy at Chelsea and now hitting the ground running while on loan in the Championship with Derby County which earned him a call-up to Gareth Southgate's senior England side last month.

The midfielder was handed an unusual opportunity, alongside Fikayo Tomori, to line up against his parent club and ensured that he lived up to the hype generated by his potential.

Mount was a real live-wire in the middle of the park for the visitors as he pressed high up the pitch and worked relentlessly towards recycling possession and linking defence into attack very quickly.

The 19-year-old has a long way to go, but he could become a very important player for both club and country in the future if he continues to develop under the tutelage of an accomplished midfielder like Frank Lampard.

Mount will also be heartened by the fact that fellow academy graduate Ruben Loftus-Cheek is finally enjoying an extended run in the starting eleven which in turn suggests that maybe there is still a lot of room for him at Chelsea in the future.