Comparisons to Nigel Winterburn have already proved that Kieran Tierney is the real deal.
That's according to Arsenal legend Lee Dixon as he hailed the former Celtic star's emergence under Mikel Arteta.
Tierney added the FA Cup to his trophy haul on Saturday, capping his first season at the club with a 2-1 Wembley win over Chelsea.
The Scot's application and talent have led some to draw similarities with the ultra-consistent Winterburn, a Gunners favourite during their 90s success.
And Dixon insists Tierney being placed in such company already speaks volumes.
He told talkSPORT: "He's been likened to Nigel Winterburn already and the fact that's on your CV, that someone's actually gone: 'Oh, he's very similar to Nigel when he got in the side'.
"(He's got) that hunger, that desire, that willingness to run all day.
"That should be a given, but it sometimes it isn't. We look at young players today and we're sometimes critical about their effort.
"We look at them and go: "He should be doing this, he should be doing that'.
"But the fact that he seems to have adapted to the way Arteta wants him to play, he can play in a few positions - I was really impressed with him when he first came.
"Obviously, he got the injuries.
"Somebody at Celtic, a friend of mine who's a Celtic fan said to me (about him).
"I'd seen him play, but not an awful lot, and I think you get a real essence of a player when you watch him week in, week out because you see him have bad games and how he gets through them.
"Nigel very rarely had a bad game but when he dipped below his normal standards he'd get 7/10.
"And you'd think: 'Wow, if that's your bottom level...'"
