It's impossible to confirm whether Sam Kerr’s ears were burning from her manager’s high praise, or if the Australian striker - who scored her third goal in her last three matches in Chelsea’s 3-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday - was merely a proxy for the thousands of fans who packed out the lower edges of Stamford Bridge’s East Stand to catch the smallest of glimpses of the returned Emma Hayes.
What can be confirmed is that Kerr was hungry, particularly so after she harried Spurs' defence and opened the scoring with a sensational solo goal after Millie Bright's ball over the top.
It goes someway in explaining why midway through Hayes’ first press conference back as Chelsea manager since her six-week absence following an emergency hysterectomy surgery, Kerr interrupted the 46-year-old just as she reaching the good part.
