Lampard: 'Mount destined for the top'
Derby County manager Frank Lampard says Chelsea loanee Mason Mount can rise to the very top of the game after he scored one and laid on another in The Rams' 2-0 victory over Preston on Saturday.
The 19-year-old opened the scoring with his third of the season, before swinging in the corner that lead to Derby's second.
Speaking after the game, Lampard hailed his young star, saying that he will be in contention for a first-team place when he returns to parent club Chelsea.
“They were getting a bit rough with him in the first part of the game, they were getting tough with him and I wanted him to react and the best way to react is with a goal so credit to him,” Lampard explained.
“He can be really good, he can be top, top level because he’s 19 and plays with ability and quality, technically he’s brilliant but also his work-rate shouldn’t go unnoticed.
“He’s so quick to leave midfield to go and press people whether it be defenders or deep-lying midfield players which makes you the all-round midfield player.
“He should never be considered a No 10 because there’s so much more to his game but he’ll score goals like a No 10.
“At some stage he will go back to Chelsea, I don’t want to think about that now, but when he does I think he’s going to be a contender.”