As Christian Pulisic himself admitted after a sensational hat-trick for Chelsea on Saturday, it has not been the easiest start to life in the Premier League for the young American.
“The first few months were definitely hard. I had a few starts, then I fell out a bit and I was just trying to get any minutes I could.”
But after working hard to impress manager Frank Lampard and earning his fourth Premier League start of the year, Pulisic took no time to establish his talent. His hat-trick was superb. The second goal might have required a deflection to squirm past Nick Pope at the near post, but it was electric, injecting dribbling before the strike that was so exciting to watch.