It was a day to remember for Christian Pulisic on Saturday as he scored his first goal at Stamford Bridge in Chelsea's 2-0 win against Crystal Palace.
The USA international netted the second goal of the game to help the Blues to victory, with his header capping off a fine display against the Eagles as he caused problems throughout for Palace.
And BBC pundit Garth Crooks has been waxing lyrical about the 21-year-old as he delivered his verdict on his performance against Palace, with the former Tottenham forward not so complimentary about Crystal Palace defender Joel Ward, who endured a tough afternoon against Pulisic before going off with a groin injury just before half time.
"Joel Ward should be given time off to get over the run around Christian Pulisic gave him at Stamford Bridge in the London derby," he said, writing in his team of the week feature for the BBC website.
"Within the opening exchanges the American danced round the full-back only to be saved by Crystal Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita. Pulisic then stepped over the ball so emphatically Ward nearly had to pay to get back in the ground.
"Pulisic not only loves taking players on but scoring goals and he's good at it.
"He's not afraid to get in where it hurts either which is always a very good indicator."
Pulisic was one of two players included in Crooks' team of the week, with Willian also included after his performance against Palace, with the BBC pundit describing the 31-year-old as the "perfect candidate" to help bring young players through at Chelsea.
