USMNT and Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic put on a master class in the English side's 5-3 friendly win against RB Salzburg on Wednesday, picking up two goals and winning a penalty, which Ross Barkley scored. All of that was within the first thirty minutes of play.
Both of Pulisic's goals were perfectly timed runs behind the backline and smart finishes.
Christian Pulisic has just scored his first goal in a Chelsea shirt. May it be first of many pic.twitter.com/GersL4Sfh0
— roger bennett (@rogbennett) July 31, 2019
You also have to appreciate Barkley's ball on the second goal.
Christian Pulisic's second goal is even better. Nice pass from Barkley too pic.twitter.com/Iz6aDNh36t
— James Nalton (@JDNalton) July 31, 2019
While it is a friendly and teams are still not to full fitness, the playmaking ability and goal-scoring threat showed by Pulisic in this match are something we could very well be seeing on the regular with Chelsea. Especially if his relationship with Barkley keeps blossoming.
Here is a compilation of Christian Pulisic highlights vs. RB Salzburg:
Christian Pulisic vs RB Salzburg
2 goals and 1 assist. What a performance.— USMNT Videos (@USMNTvideos) July 31, 2019