Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount faced his own club when he started for Derby against the Blues in the Carabao Cup last night.
The 19-year-old created the second goal for forward Martyn Waghorn as the Rams were narrowly defeated at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea fans on Twitter praised Mount’s performance despite the teenager playing for the opposition yesterday evening:
Watching Mason Mount live last night, can see why theres so much hype around him, touch – control – key passes, good shot, has it all… #CFC #CHEDER
— Shoaib 'Alvaro' Abbas (@shoaib786110) 1 November 2018
Think i would rather have Mason Mount over Willian in my starting #Cfc eleven. #cheder
— Martinus (@mjfkipper) 31 October 2018
Mason Mount to replace Fabregas this summer #CFC
— Frozen Ice (@Agentbirr) 31 October 2018
Mason Mount doing what everyone in the stadium knows he can! What a pass. We go again. Come on Chelsea, we can’t let Derby score all our goals for us. #CFC #CFCvDerby #KTBFFH
— Kevin (@KevinKT29) 31 October 2018
Strange yet brilliant to see Mason Mount get an assist against his parent club. #DCFC #CFC
— Shane Malpass (@ShaneMalpass) 31 October 2018
master passer
— Pay Day (@PayDay95080141) 1 November 2018
Very good player, can't wait to see him play for Chelsea
— Black Or White (@Yink1234) 31 October 2018
Ran rings around cesc tonight
— #bringbacktraore (@Demarinuh) 1 November 2018
It was a strange atmosphere for the Carabao Cup clash. The Blues’ decision to allow both Mount and fellow Chelsea loanee Fikayo Tomori to face their own club was admirable but it can’t have been easy for either player.
Tomori scored an own goal in the opening exchanges but recovered to put in a good display, along with Mount. The return of Chelsea legend Frank Lampard as opposing manager made the evening feel more like a testimonial rather than a cup tie.
However, manager Maurizio Sarri would have been glad to get the 3-2 win, whilst also giving a number of squad players a runout. The Blues now face Bournemouth in the quarterfinals.
