Mason Mount

“Going on loan certainly helped me, speaking to players who've been in the game longer than me at that young age, especially at Derby.”

“In a couple of games there have been players who have man-marked me, but that is down to me learning what I can do when those situations arise, getting in better positions.”

“For someone to say your son has a life-threatening illness only on the phone is hard to believe.”

“Once you get that feeling of winning something and performing at the highest level, you gain that extra confidence to help you set new targets. That is something I have always done, mentally-wise.”

“I went to Holland and had a good season where I learned a lot about a different type of football. And then going to the Championship. We all know what that's like, how tough it is. And that added a different part to my game.”

“The ball comes into the box and you have no idea how it is going to fall. You cannot have thoughts in your head, like, 'It is on my left, I am not going to hit it.' You just have to take it in your stride and hit the target. That is exactly what I try to do.”

“I am a winner so I don't like watching other people win, especially other teams.”

“There are so many people who have helped me along my journey, too many to name really, but most important were my family.”

“I have evolved my game to be quick, to know what to do when the ball comes to me.”

“We can never be content with being top of the group in the Champions League and going to the top of the league and being around it; we can never be content with that. We know what we can do and our goal is always to be No 1 and push for titles.”

“I've definitely got longer passing in my locker and you can bring that out more when you're playing in that No 8 position.”

“It's such an honour to represent your country. It's the pinnacle of the game so when you come to a major tournament, it's always playing on your mind about what the opportunity can be and what you can achieve.”

“It's a big moment for me personally to score three at home at Stamford Bridge, it's very special.”

“We want to win trophies and we want to be top of the league.”

“I am someone that loves football. Any opportunity to play or be involved, I'll be ready.”

“When you are putting that pressure on yourself to win the Premier League, every game brings pressure, every point counts.”

“When we go out to train, there's like this big microwave which heats the boots up so when you put them on it feels nice and it's not tough and hard. When you have studs that are metal, they get boiling hot. So when Jorginho walks out and everyone is putting their boots on, he puts a hot stud on your leg. It burns your leg.”

“I'm always someone who wants to strive to prove someone wrong or show something that maybe they haven't seen.”

“Being a Portsmouth fan, I was able to go to the final in 2008, when they beat Cardiff. I went to the semi-final that year as well, so that year I got to go to Wembley twice. Those are brilliant memories, as a Portsmouth fan, going there to watch them win.”

“We need to keep doing the basics well.”