It has not taken long for Mason Mount to become an essential cog in Graham Potter's plans for Chelsea.
Anyone who has been seriously paying attention to the goings on at Chelsea over recent years cannot be stunned by this development because the same thing happened under Thomas Tuchel and Frank Lampard.
Mount did not start this season well, failing to influence games in the manner he has consistently done since making his senior debut in 2019. One of Tuchel's most trusted figures failed to offer the magic he once had before the German was dismissed in early September.
