Chelsea whizkid Mason Mount has vowed to step up his game next season after learning a lesson from Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago.
The 21-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough campaign at Stamford Bridge, scoring seven goals and contributing five assists in 37 league appearances.
While speaking on duty for England, Mount acknowledged he still has plenty to learn after the Blues were thrashed by Bayern in the Champions League.
Mount told Sport Bible: "The Champions League is on another level. The games feel different. Bayern have some unbelievable world-class players... [Robert] Lewandowski, [Joshua] Kimmich and Thiago in midfield, I just couldn't get near him.
"They moved the ball around the team so quickly. When you're up against players like that you're thinking, 'How are we going to stop this?'
"It was a big moment, it opened my eyes. It made me realise, 'This is the next level, this where you need to be'. And I am determined to work hard and reach that level."
On what his teammates learned from the Bayern loss, Mount added: "The Bayern team have been together for a very long time, they know each other inside out and they're all world-class players that have played hundreds of games; World Cups, Euros, big Champions League finals.
"They've been through it all so they had a big advantage over us younger boys. Obviously, it's difficult to take a loss, but when you go through a game like that you learn so much, you learn so much more than if you win 3-0.
"It was a tough lesson, but we've taken so much from that experience and we'll come back stronger."
