Christian Pulisic sparkled for the USMNT on Friday and in doing so looked every inch the player Chelsea bought in 2019.
The 24-year-old scored twice in a fiery CONCACAF Nations League defeat of Mexico in Las Vegas, helping his side win 3-0 with two goals in a game that also saw four red cards. Pulisic was dangerous from the off, firing over after rounding Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa after falling victim to an unfortunate bobble.
No such mistake was made on the 37th minute, though, when Pulisic showed predatory forward instincts to jump on a rebound off Jorge Sanchez to coolly slot home past Ochoa on the turn. Pulisic made the most of his celebration too, a visibly animated player looking for the first time in a while like he was enjoying the game.
