Perhaps Sir Alex Ferguson could be forgiven for his enthusiasm brimming over. After all, Manchester United's manager was in the midst of celebrating his 13th and final Premier League title, but he ended up placing a millstone around Phil Jones' neck.
"You saw Jones tonight," Ferguson said after the youngster starred at centre-half during a 3-0 defeat of Aston Villa to secure United's title in April 2013. "Arguably, the way he is looking, he could be our best-ever player."
Jones had an impossible accolade to live up to, yet Ferguson was not alone in making such bold predictions.