Soccer-Tuchel says hat-trick hero Mount playing key role at Chelsea

FILE PHOTO: Soccer - England - Premier League - Chelsea v Norwich City - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - October 23, 2021 Chelsea's Mason Mount celebrates scoring their seventh goal and his hat-trick REUTERS/Tony Obrien

(Reuters) - Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel hailed midfielder Mason Mount for his superb hat-trick in Saturday's 7-0 Premier League victory over Norwich City and stressed the importance of the England international to the team's style of play.

Chelsea showed no lack of firepower https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-england-che-nor-report/soccer-leaders-chelsea-hammer-norwich-7-0-in-premier-league-idUKKBN2HD09S despite the absence of injured forwards Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner as they ran riot against the league's bottom side, with Mount scoring his third in added time to cap off a memorable display.