Chelsea attacker Mason Mount believes that he can score the goals at manager Thomas Tuchel wants him to get on a regular basis.

Mount has been a key figure of the Tuchel reign, despite initial reports suggesting he may fall out of favor after the departure of manager Frank Lampard last term.

Mount has 1.02 goal involvements per 90 minutes in the Premier League this term, which includes goals and assists.

He said of the role his manager envisions for him: "My first year or two I played in a bit of a deeper role as an eight.

"Now I am playing higher up as a 10-slash-winger so that gives me more opportunities to make it into the box. They want me in the box and being a threat going forward so that is a big focus of mine."

The statistics show that Mount is having more touches in the opposition box than ever before, and hence more shots too. "I have seen that improvement in the last few games in terms of the chances I am getting now just from trying to get into the box," he says.

"Having more touches in the opposition box shows it is working."

He added: "Last year, I was mainly on the left. I became very used to cutting inside on my right last season. Now there is maybe more focus on crossing and going down the line to cut balls back."

He finished on Tuchel: "He has definitely improved my attacking play. I had never really played as high up as I have under him before in my career. It is about getting into the box more, being more clinical, the final pass. It is about really putting that pressure on myself to be someone who creates."