Mason Mount could return for Chelsea against Liverpool despite ankle injury
- Mason Mount could be set to return for Chelsea in Premier League clash against Liverpool
- The 20-year-old suffered ankle injury in Champions League 1-0 defeat to Valencia
- Early reports claim the midfielder suffered no major damage
Chelsea star Mason Mount could return to his side's starting line up when they battle Liverpool in their Premier League crunch clash at Stamford Bridge this weekend.
The England international lasted just 16 minutes in his Champions League debut on Tuesday, September 17, after suffering an ankle injury.
Former Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin threw a terrible tackle at the player, who has found the back of the net three times for the Blues his debut season at the club.
SunSport however reports that early diagnosis revealed the midfielder suffered no significant damage after the tackle in their 1-0 defeat to Valencia.
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The 20-year-old also made two appearances for the English national team earlier this month - all thanks to his massive contributions to his club's Premier League campaign so far.
Meanwhile, Ross Barkley, who lost a chance to help the Blues salvage a point from the game after losing late minute penalty in their game.
Barkley's spot kick was denied by the wood works as the Spanish League side ran off with a 1-0 victory after regulation period.
Barkley said that: “When I’m on the pitch, I’ll take the penalty. Obviously I didn’t execute it right but everybody misses penalties. I didn’t score the goal but I felt confident.
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"If there was another penalty in the game, I would have been confident to take the pen. You can miss penalties. It’s not the end of the world. We’ve got five more games in the group stage aiming to win but this didn’t go our way.
"It was a disappointing night all round. Our first game in the group stage, our first game at home as well, disappointing. And I’m gutted that I missed a penalty as well.
"We’ve got a lot of good penalty-takers in the squad and on a sheet in the changing rooms it says I’m on penalties if I’m on the pitch. “Otherwise, its Jorginho. But all players, sometimes you feel confident.”
Legit.ng earlier reported that Chelsea star Mason Mount limped off the pitch just after 16 minutes in his side's 1-0 defeat to Valencia in their Champions League opening group game at Stamford Bridge.
The 20-year-old Briton was helped off the pitch by the Blues medical team after being hacked down by former Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin.
Although, it initially looked like the midfielder had shaken off the injury, he was however unable to continue the match moments later.
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