'City's boy is Chelsea's man,' roared Peter Drury on Sky Sports commentary as Cole Palmer confidently dispatched a last-minute penalty against his former employers to grab a point for the Blues on Sunday evening.
The strike was the 21-year-old's fourth successful spot-kick in as many attempts since his £42.5million switch to Stamford Bridge last summer and it capped off another starring performance in a darker shade of blue.
But Palmer's goal contributions are only one example of his startling development in London.
Following a succession of transfer window spending sprees, Chelsea's Cobham training ground is an unbalanced collection of high-potential youngsters desperate to impress.