Frank Lampard believes Mason Mount deserves to view himself as a bona fide Chelsea player after scoring in a second successive Premier League match.
The 20-year-old academy product rifled past Tim Krul in the first half of Chelsea's entertaining 3-2 victory at Norwich City to continue his impressive adjustment to top-flight football.
Mount's well-taken finish bore resemblance to the goals his idol Lampard scored so often during a decorated playing career and came a day after a private chat between the pair.
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Lampard wanted to assess whether the midfielder is coping with the expectation placed him upon and thinks the question has been answered with his Premier League performances to date.