Mason, it’s been a busy couple of years for you. Your first pre-season tour was in 2018 in the US. What can you remember about that and in what ways did that feel different to going away with the youth team for example?

It was a different level really. The crowds there were all a lot bigger than what I was used to playing in front of, and there were a lot of fans from all around the world, so it was a good experience. To go away with strikers such as Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku was the best way to learn, just seeing how they worked as top strikers and top finishers was great for me. They all looked after me and helped me on and off the pitch.

You signed your first pro contract a few months after that tour, did the tour feel almost like a bit of a trial, a chance to impress and to earn it?

No, it was all natural really. I just took my time with it and concentrated, I knew what I had to do and I just worked hard to make sure whatever situation I was in I was doing the right things. I’ve signed my pro contract now but the hardest work is still to come.

You made your competitive debut away at PSG. What was going through your head when the manager told you to get ready because you were coming on?

Obviously I was excited, but I kept my head and just concentrated on what I had to do. The manager trusted me to come on the pitch in a Champions League match and I just wanted to replay that faith. It was my debut, but I approached the game like I would be getting on the pitch, you have to have that mindset so that you’re ready when it does happen.

When you were back on the plane did you feel like that was it, you’d made your debut now and no one can take it away from you?

It was obviously a good feeling, and I had messages from my family and friends congratulating me because it was a massive win so it was an extra special game to make my debut in, so yeah I was pleased but to be honest the main feeling I had was just that I wanted to carry on and make my next appearance!

You’ve continued scoring this season. Do you feel like a different player this season compared to last season?

It’s been good to play in some massive league and cup games with the first team, but I’m still doing the same things that I was doing in the Under 23s and youth teams. I think I have to trust the things that have got me to where I am and continue to try to do them in the first team.