Liverpool loanee Harvey Elliott has been impressing in the Championship with Blackburn all season, but it is the latest step in his development that might excite Reds fans the most.
So far under the guidance of Tony Mowbray, the 17-year-old has primarily been deployed on the right-hand side of the Rovers’ attack.
With four goals and nine assists in all competitions this season so far, or 12 goal contributions in 21 Championship fixtures, the numbers speak for themselves in terms of how well that has worked.
But at times he has also been used more centrally, across both what could be termed a false nine position and as a number 10.
Elliott recently got assists in the 2-0 win over Birmingham City and 1-1 with Stoke, playing a perfectly-weighted through ball from around the halfway line while under pressure on a counter-attack from a central position in the former of those fixtures.
And that is something that is becoming more and more commonplace.
"Mowbray feels that he can be experimental with Elliott because he trusts him in a wide range of positions across the pitch," LancsLive Blackburn Rovers reporter Jaquob Crooke told the ECHO on a special Loans Watch podcast.
"He tried Elliott in that false nine position against Huddersfield Town and the first 15 minutes it worked, but the team performance was lacking.
"He tried it again against Brentford with Elliott in the false nine position and Sam Gallagher on the right, and it seemed to work.
"Elliott has also played as a number 10, or in the right-attacking two behind the front two in a 4-2-2-2 formation.
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"When they get Bradley Dack up to speed [the midfielder who has been out injured] we could see that 4-2-2-2 with Elliott and Dack behind Adam Armstrong and Ben Brereton.
"That, for any Rovers fan, is an exciting prospect to kick on for the second half of the season. Mowbray is just trying to maximise Elliott because he has the capability of playing there."
Playing centrally at times, but mainly off the right-hand side, will only strengthen the feeling that Elliott is becoming a similar style of footballer to Mohamed Salah.
Salah has played as a number nine for Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp, and it is the Egyptian who Elliott looks most akin to in that central role rather than Roberto Firmino.
"He is more of a Salah type number nine than a Firmino - wanting to play on the last shoulder but also dropping deep and picking up possession," Crooke explained.
"But as soon as he has played the ball forward, he is trying to get into the box and into decisive positions, where he can capitalise.
"Elliott’s natural position is wide and he is probably most dangerous out wide, but he has proven he has the tools to make a difference in a central role.
"And also in a central midfield role as well - his passing range is incredible and he sees things others don’t see.
"He slides through-balls and can play in triangles and as a central midfielder, he has all the capabilities to make a big difference in the middle of the park too.
"And any fears of Elliott burning out or fatigue concerns have been dispelled and he looks in good shape even after the Christmas run when he played every match."
Blackburn face QPR next and Rovers are only three points off the promotion places after Saturday's 1-0 win over Luton Town.
While their attack might have stalled a little in comparison to the early weeks of the season, there is no sign of Elliott slowing down.
Instead, quite the opposite is happening as his evolution as a young footballer continues.
