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Chelsea midfielder Mount: Massive honour playing and training with Willian

Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount admits he appreciates the mentoring role of senior teammate Willian.

The pair have combined impressively for Chelsea this season.

Mount told chelseafc.com: "He's a brilliant player.

"I was a big fan of his when I was younger coming through at Chelsea so now to train with him and play with him is a massive honour. I'm learning from him and it's great.

"He's a world-class player and that's what he brings in the big games - he steps up."

Reflecting on victory at Tottenham, Mount also said: "After four defeats in five games, people are going to ask questions. The younger players are going to get asked questions, the gaffer is going to get asked questions. It was going to start happening but we knew this game could be the turning point.

"We knew our performances in the last few games weren't good enough so this was the perfect game to show our mentality, our fight and desire, our belief that we could come and win this game."

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