Manchester United's new signing Mason Mount will help raise the bar of what they can achieve.

That is the view of former Chelsea and Everton boss Frank Lampard, who gave Mount his big chance at Derby and then Stamford Bridge.

While Mount has sometimes come in for criticism, Lampard believes the £60 million signing is an outstanding talent.

Speaking on The Diary of a CEO podcast, Lampard said: “I think it's a complicated one [why he left Chelsea] and in the end, he's got a year left on his contract …

“What I'll say about Mason is, all the things I spoke about there, you talk about modern players and how the game's changed, he is a throwback to the attitude and the commitment and the quality... that was the beauty of working with Mason. He gave you so much in terms of his effort every day.

“Anything you'd ask him to do he's like 'yeah', and he kind of got it. I think any great player has to have that kind of intelligence and that desire about them. You know that 'what do you need me to do? Yep, I've got it and I'll do it and I'll repeat it' and also quality."