Mason Mount admitted shock at incomes Chelsea a penalty in Milan and shock at Fikayo Tomori’s crimson card.
Former Blues defender Tomori was despatched off 18 minutes into Chelsea’s 2-0 Champions League win at AC Milan on Tuesday evening.
The England centre-back noticed crimson for tugging again Mount within the space, with Jorginho changing the penalty.
Mount revealed his sympathy for shut pal Tomori, with the Chelsea midfielder believing the crimson card was harsh.
“He’s obviously my mate, I’ve known Fik for a very long time and I felt for him in that situation, I was gutted for him,” Mount instructed Chelsea’s official membership web site.
“I don’t think it was a sending-off. Was it a penalty? Maybe yes. I’m an honest player and I want to try to score a goal and he pulled me back a little bit, but I feel for him for that decision. It’s a tough one.
“I felt him trying to pull me back, but I was running to goal so I wasn’t going to go down and I felt like I could still have an opportunity to score.
“So I carried on going, didn’t score and then obviously the ref blew up and gave a pen straight away. I was probably a bit surprised at the time because I’ve still gone through and had a shot.
“It was hard to see him get sent off. You still want to be playing 11 versus 11 and going at it with two good teams, so it maybe ruined the game a bit.
“It was massive for us and we obviously wanted to win the game, which we did, but I still feel for Fik a lot.”
Chelsea climbed to the highest of Group E with a commanding end result at an intimidating San Siro.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fired his third aim in as many video games for the Blues, who notched a fourth straight win in all competitions.
New supervisor Graham Potter continues to galvanise the Stamford Bridge squad, with confidence constructing by the week.
The Blues stay unbeaten beneath the previous Brighton boss, with the house draw with RB Salzburg previous the present wonderful string of wins.
Mount’s return to type has proved central to the Blues’ sturdy run, with Potter using the England man in a midfield function, extra central and barely deeper than his job in Thomas Tuchel’s system.
The Portsmouth-born star arrange Aubameyang’s aim in addition to profitable the penalty earlier than being withdrawn at half-time after choosing up a reserving.
“I feel good. I’m enjoying it and we’re playing well and scoring goals, so that’s the most important thing,” stated Mount.
“Hopefully next I get a goal because it’s been coming, but I just haven’t finished it off yet. But I’ll take the assists, setting them up for my team-mates and I’m very happy for them today.
“The manager has spoken to me about trying to get in the box and also connecting the midfield to the strikers and being able to move and be free and get assists and then get goals.
“It’s been happening for me over the last couple of games and I want more, I want to continue doing that and hopefully that will happen in the next few games too.”
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