Pulisic has netted 40 per cent of the goals Chelsea have scored from inside the the six-yard box this season; he clearly understands his role when the ball is on the opposite side of the field in attacking areas.
Since the Premier League returned Pulisic is now the competition's top-scoring player aged 21.
For Chelsea star Christian Pulisic, the time away from the pitch allowed him the opportunity to boost his social media profile, with the United States international becoming a must-follow account for football fans on TikTok.
The break from football and chance to unwind back in the U.S. has obviously done Pulisic the world of good.
In the FA Cup, meanwhile, he was one of very few Chelsea players to come out of their underwhelming 1-0 win over Leicester City with any credit.
The 21-year-old was the only visiting player to muster a first-half shot at the King Power Stadium while he twice won free-kicks high up the field during periods when Brendan Rodgers' side were beginning to build up some pressure.
Given Pulisic's last appearance pre-lockdown came on New Year's Day due to a torn adductor muscle, the speed in which he has rediscovered his best form is hugely encouraging for Lampard.
"I think he can be a really big player," Lampard told reporters ahead of the Leicester clash. "Because he broke through so young in Germany and he moves to us, people's expectations rise, but we have to take his age into consideration.
"There's no doubt in his quality and you can see that. He is very keen to work and improve. He is particularly hungry at the minute because of his injury.
"And if he wants to learn, he needs to look at the players he sees around him who have made that sort of jump like Raheem Sterling, Sadio Mane and Mo Salah, who are now producing numbers [of goals] from wide areas.
"It is important that he understands the work he needs to do to do that, because he definitely has the talent to do it. He needs to try and get to that level and I am delighted to have him at the minute."
For context, Sterling, Mane and Salah have a combined 44 Premier League goals between them this season. Pulisic has seven, albeit from just 18 total appearances, and while that may seem a modest return, it is enough to make him the league's top scorer among players aged 21 or under.
With an eighth goal scored in the Champions League, this is also already Pulisic's best ever campaign in terms of goals.
His first against Villa was classic Pulisic. Moments after being introduced as a substitute, he ghosted in at the back post to steer Cesar Azpilicueta's searching cross into the roof of the net from close range.
Pulisic has netted 40 per cent of the goals Chelsea have scored from inside the the six-yard box this season; he clearly understands his role when the ball is on the opposite side of the field in attacking areas.
His strike against City, however, could not have been more different.
Having taken advantage of a mix-up between Benjamin Mendy and Ilkay Gundogan on the halfway line, Pulisic carried the ball forward around 30 yards before expertly curling a shot past the on-rushing Ederson and into the bottom corner.
Since football returned, Pulisic averages 3.7 shots per game compared to 3.1 beforehand. Of those efforts, 2.3 per 90 minutes have been on target through June compared to 1.1 earlier in the campaign.
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