The goal, a trademark back-post header from the now-familiar sight of an angled cross from Cesar Azpilicueta, means Morata has scored 15 times this season, nine of which have been headers, more than any other player in the Premier League.

‘Honestly, I work on every type of situation on the pitch and this year I’ve scored many headers,’ says the 25-year-old. ‘It’s a new country, a new league for me, and different to those I’ve played in previously, but it’s good that I’ve been able to score a lot of headers, from a lot of Azpi crosses, but now I have to continue working.

‘When I was seven or eight years old, I had a trampoline and my dad used to say to me all the time: “Come on, with the head!” and pass the ball to me as I jumped. I really think it’s helped my heading game because I practised this all the time with my dad, but not really thinking about the future. We just did it because it was funny for me and my dad – we enjoyed it. I just found it funny when I was little to jump high and head or kick the ball, but it helped me for the future as well because the aerial game is one of my good points.’

Today’s game will be our third consecutive fixture away from home in the Premier League and it was in the last of those, the 2-1 win at Burnley [pictured below], that Morata and Olivier Giroud were paired together up front from the start of a match for the first time.

Antonio Conte’s decision paid off, with the duo performing well, and Morata explains how the system can prove beneficial.

‘Olivier is stronger than me so he is able to keep and protect the ball, then I can play,’ he says. ‘Against Burnley I think we played a good game together but we need to keep on working. If the coach wants to use it we have that system, or else we can play with one striker, but we are friends and we fight for the team’s benefit which is the most important thing.

‘The coach has a lot of players to choose from. I’ve played in teams with two up front, with one striker and even without any. It’s not like the old days when teams always played with two strikers. Some teams play with no striker, and they do well with it, but it depends on the manager. We have many options which is good for the team.’