Mason Mount bagged a brace in the second half, adding to goals before the break from Ross Barkley and Kenedy, to help the Blues to a 4-3 victory in Berkshire. It was our first pre-season friendly on home soil after trips to Ireland and Japan, and Lampard claimed it was another positive step in our preparations for the 2019/20 season, which begins in a fortnight.

‘The players have done everything that we as staff have asked of them,’ he said. ‘We’ve had two good trips – one to Dublin which was purely work and the boys worked brilliantly, and then Japan to see the fans over there and play two very tough games so that was also great for us.

'The clock is ticking and we only have two weeks left to be ready for Manchester United but I’m pleased.’