It is becoming hard to remain calm about Lamine Yamal. Barcelona’s winger is still just 17, an age where similarly precocious talents have shone before flaming out. It is best to be cautious with expectation levels for any teenage prodigies.

Lamine Yamal's ascent to superstardom has been as breathtaking as it's been swift. The 17-year-old remains too young to drive, get a tattoo or enjoy an alcohol

Yamal made his 100th Barcelona appearance on Wednesday - at the same age, Messi had just seven. Jamie Carragher echoed Henry’s Messi comparison, and believes that Yamal is already among the best players in Europe, comparing him to other stars in prolific Man City striker Erling Haaland and Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe.