The midfielder was speaking alongside England manager Gareth Southgate as part of the Three Lions squad preparing to begin their World Cup qualification campaign against San Marino tonight.

However, the 22-year-old was also asked about his club career, particularly the journey he has been on since Thomas Tuchel arrived as Blues head coach.

That has seen Mount go from the disappointment of being left out of the team for the German’s first game in charge, a 0-0 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League, to the honour of wearing the captain’s armband as we defeated Sheffield United in the FA Cup in our most recent fixture.

‘It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster the last couple of months, but valuable experience for me, I’ve learned a lot,’ said Mount. ‘Coming off being captain, and I’d say it was five different positions I played in that game, it’s all good experiences for me to learn.’

He also elaborated further on that versatility he has shown when switching between different roles in the side for Chelsea and England, as we saw in that match with the Blades, when he repeatedly switched position as we changed our shape and personnel to see off a second-half resurgence from our opponents.

‘I hadn’t had something like that in a game but I’m versatile, I can change positions and that’s what the modern game’s about. I think my versatility is something that is a positive for me.

‘I don’t mind playing a bit deeper or higher up in the midfield, I can play anywhere. That’s definitely a positive for me and I just keep trying to work hard and know what I need to do in the different positions.’

Mount was the only player to start all three of England’s matches during the last international break in November and has started more games for Chelsea than anyone else this season.

He went on to reveal that making sure he is available and fit to play as many games as possible is something he feels is very important, and helped by the lessons he has learned from more experienced players right from the start of his senior career, during loan spells at Vitesse and Derby County.

‘Touch wood I haven’t had many injuries so far, but I’m someone who loves football, so any opportunity to play or be involved I’ll be ready,’ he explained.‘I’m still young as well, that helps being able to play a lot of games in short spaces of time, but it’s something I’ve learned over the years, going to the Championship. That was my first experience of playing a lot of games in a short space of time.

‘Going on loan is something that really helped me, speaking to players that were older, experienced, that have been in the game way longer than me at that young age. Speaking to them, being around them, especially at Derby, that really helped me make my game better and understand what football’s about. It’s not just about on the pitch, off the pitch is a massive part of controlling how you can do on it.

‘Then going back to Chelsea, in my first year we had so many games and I think I played 53 that season. So you gain that experience as the season goes on, you learn how to look after your body and be available for every single game, because that’s what you want. As a player you want to play as much as possible.

‘It’s a positive for me to be able to play, but hopefully I can continue to look after myself and be at 100 per cent in most of the games.’