Arsenal youngster Emile Smith Rowe is continuing to receive plaudits.
The 20-year-old was somewhat of a surprise inclusion in the Gunners' starting XI for the Boxing Day clash against Chelsea and kept his place for the trip to Brighton and Hove Albion three days later.
Whilst he didn't get on the scoresheet in either game, the attacking midfielder flourished in the number 10 position, claimed an assist against the Blues, and helped Mikel Arteta's side seal back-to-back wins.
It remains to be seen if Smith Rowe starts three successive Premier League games for Arsenal when they face West Brom on Saturday evening, but he's shown enough to warrant another chance.
Ahead of the game at the Hawthorns, Smith Rowe along with Kieran Tierney, Rob Holding, and Mohamed Elneny were put through their paces at the club's London Colney training base.
The quartet were enjoying a 2vs2 Football Tennis challenge with the midfielders going up against the defenders.
And it was during this mini-game where Smith Rowe was afforded the ultimate compliment of being compared to Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne - arguably the best midfielder in the world at the moment.
As noticed by several fans in a behind the scenes of Arsenal's training session video uploaded to YouTube, at around the 7.18-minute mark, Tierney appears to say "two-game De Bruyne".
Perhaps in reference to Smith Rowe's performances in wins over Chelsea and Brighton.
With that said, there was a little debate as to exactly what Tierney said, with some Arsenal fans suggesting "Croydon De Bruyne" was what came out of the Scotland international's mouth.
shaafici cabdullaahi said: "Kieran Tierney referring Smith Rowe as " Croydon Debruyne" lol."
Luke said: "I think he said I've turned into De Bruyne because of what he just did seconds before he said that not croydon de Bruyne."
cst FIFA said: "I swear he said two-game De Bruyne."
Epho said: "Two game De Bruyne".
Chandra Kanth Nagesh said: "@Luke nah he said “Croydon De Bruyne” since Emile is from Croydon, London."
