Mason Mount

“I always believed that I would make it to the first team through hard work and determination and I didn't let anybody get in the way of my focus, even my dad when he had questions.”

“As a midfielder, you are always going to have that pressure in there to move the ball quickly.”

“Don't look too far ahead or too far back, just stay in the moment and try to do the big things in football, which is winning trophies.”

“I'd say friendships are one of the most important things in football.”

“To be called up to England, to play at Old Trafford and then to come and play at the Bridge, there's so much experience I can take away.”

“When you are putting on that England shirt there is pressure to perform, but if you have been around it from a younger age I think you become ready for it.”

“I looked at a lot of players - the legends from Chelsea - when I was at the academy and witnessed the first team winning trophies and major trophies. I wanted to take things from every part of their game. I wanted to follow in their footsteps. Players like Lampard, John Terry, Didier Drogba, Ashley Cole, Petr Cech... All of them really.”

“It is such a special thing. As a kid growing up, you look at the Ballon d'Or and how it is the top of the top from a personal point of view.”

“I'm versatile and I can change positions. That's what the modern game is about.”

“Ultimately I want to play for Chelsea.”

“Dad's very hard on me and is my biggest critic, so 10 is always going to be the target. He has said that my whole life. If you are averaging 10 goals as a midfielder, you are having a good season.”

“I don't really look too much into the social media side. With the fans not at the stadiums, a lot of people have got a lot to say on social media. I try to stay off it even if we've won the game or lost the game, it doesn't really matter to me.”

“The seasons fly by so you have to make the most of every season and enjoy it, which is always something I try to do.”

“I don't really get the opportunity to wear many suits.”

“I know how much the FA Cup means, especially to everyone in England. It's such a big competition.”

“Sometimes you're playing three games in a week, then you have to get the recovery in.”

“I'm a big self-critic and I know there is room for improvement.”

“Dad was a manager at Newport, over on the Isle of Wight. I remember going from Portsmouth on the hovercraft to the Isle of Wight for games with my mum.”

“That has alway been the goal. To be the best in the world, to win major tournaments.”

“When you reach the senior game, you can still be someone that leads by example but you can't just be that.”