Frank Lampard, who knows the odd thing about playing in central midfield, has labelled Chelsea's N'Golo Kante as the best central midfielder in world football.
This followed the midfield dynamo's match-winning performance in Chelsea's quarter-final FA Cup win over Manchester United.
The Frenchman is already many people's pick for player of the year, having enhanced his reputation further still after a fantastic debut season for champions Leicester during 20015-16.
But despite some truly exceptional performances this season, married with solid consistency, is Kante the best?