Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel admitted that he’s had to be careful with Mason Mount’s fitness after the Blues midfielder bagged a hat-trick in a 7-0 rout of Norwich on Saturday.
Mount scored three times as the Blues handed the hapless 10-man Canaries a homegrown hammering to cement top spot in the Premier League. Chelsea youth products Mount, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Reece James set the tone with first-half goals as the Blues ran riot at Stamford Bridge.
England left-back Ben Chilwell then drilled in his fourth goal in five games for club and country, Max Aarons put through his own net and the Canaries had Ben Gibson sent off for two yellow cards.
Mount converted an 85th-minute penalty at the second attempt, failing with his first effort only to be reprieved by Tim Krul moving prematurely off his line.
And right at the last, England star Mount tapped home from Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s cross to walk off the field with the match ball.
