The 20-year old bagged a brace at the Madejski Stadium on Sunday afternoon to help the Blues to a pre-season victory over Reading, taking his summer tally to three goals after a strike against St Patrick’s in Dublin earlier this month.

‘It was a good day because it’s a tough place to come to play and Reading started the game very well,’ Mount reflected afterwards. ‘We had two teams in each half and everybody got some minutes so it was a good pre-season game and obviously we’re working hard in training to get ready for the season.’

Mount played the second 45 minutes in Berkshire as Frank Lampard switched personnel and system at the break, utilising a 4-4-2 with a midfield diamond in the second half. With closer proximity between the central players, there was more intricacy to our passing game, while Mount’s double added to earlier goals from Ross Barkley and Kenedy.

‘The goals are going to come from different places and I want to contribute towards that from midfield,’ claimed Mason. ‘In the final third, it’s down to us to create and play freely. I think we did that in the second half and tried to combine in and around the box. In pre-season games, it doesn’t always come off but we’re working on it in training.’