Mason Mount admits he owes his Chelsea chance to manager Frank Lampard.

It was only a year ago he was on loan at Derby, helping Lampard to dump Manchester United out of the Carabao Cup.

Now he's hoping to repeat that feat this evening —  this time as a Chelsea player.

Midfielder Mount, 20, revealed to The Sun: “When I was 14, my dad told me I should leave Chelsea.

“There are so many good players in the academy and a lot of people were saying not many youngsters ever get to make it here.

“That was the discussion we had but I told him that I'd be the first graduate to make it since John Terry — because it was always my goal to play for Chelsea and I didn't want to go anywhere else.

“I loved the competition and I think the fact that Fik and myself both worked for Frank last season gave us a bit of an advantage for coming into pre-season.

“Having an English manager who knows all the young English players coming through the academy has given both of us that confidence to go out and perform."