Cast your mind back to 3 March and the visit of the European and soon-to-be English champions in the FA Cup. Gilmour was selected to start in midfield, his third appearance from the off and sixth in total, and produced such a controlled, creative display he was chosen as the televised fifth round tie’s standout performer.

Five days later, against Liverpool’s Merseyside rivals Everton, he was equally impressive in a 4-0 win. That was our final game before coronavirus intervened, and means when play does resume Lampard will no doubt find it hard to leave the 18-year-old out of his starting XI.

‘We’ve had a few of the young come through this year and that’s given me great pleasure,’ said Lampard earlier this week. ‘They’re great to work with, they’re like sponges who want to come in and learn.

‘Billy probably gives me as much pleasure as anyone. When you look at Billy he’s quite slight in terms of his size, he’s young, he’s quiet, he’s polite, but Billy moved over to the first team building a while ago because he had to. He trained at such a level.

‘If you have possession in training or a game or a simple passing drill, you’re talking about attitude and doing the basics right. In the modern day it can get lost a little bit. Can you do the real basics right? Billy does them day in, day out.

