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"For the Fans" were the three words that accompanied Mason Mount's post-match tweet with pictures of him celebrating at Carrow Road.

A classic knee slide followed Mount's superb finish in front of the buoyant travelling support before the academy graduate kissed the badge on a day that plunged the club's future into doubt.

The midfielder's brilliant display was accompanied by the growing form of Kai Havertz, who ruthlessly finished the contest in the 90th minute, drilling a left-footed shot into the top corner beyond Tim Krul's palms.

It was third time lucky for the German who had been denied twice by Krul in the opening period. This was the exclamation point on another impressive evening for the forward.

Both Mount and Havertz connected superbly in Thomas Tuchel's recharged Chelsea attack.

In recent months an area of the pitch that has looked unconvincing is quickly rediscovering form and output as we reach the business end of the season.

From the opening moments, both Havertz and Mount exemplified why they had been preferred to others, intensely pressing the Canaries' defence moments after Trevoh Chalobah had given Chelsea an early lead from a Mount corner.

Chelsea's quick passing through midfield continued to be orchestrated by Mount, naturally dropping deeper into pockets of space, receiving the ball on the half-turn and bursting forward.

A lot of the movements on Thursday at Carrow Road could be mirrored with those in last season's Champions League final where the same front three were deployed.

The pair's most effective combination on the night was for the second goal, this time Havertz, the provider, weaving through challenges into the box before picking out Mount in the centre.

That goal was Mount's eighth in the