New Zealand superstar Dan Carter is a big fan of Owen Farrell's "competitive nature" as they prepare for a key head-to-head battle in Saturday's European Champions Cup final.
The rival fly-halves and goal-kickers will have major roles to play at the Grand Stade de Lyon in front of an anticipated 59,000-capacity crowd.
World Cup winner Carter has guided Racing 92 into their first European final, while Farrell and Saracens are bidding to make amends for their defeat against Toulon in Cardiff two years ago.
"I really like his competitive nature, the way that he gets stuck in," Carter said, following Racing's final training session on Friday in a rain-lashed Lyon.
"He's not the biggest guy, but he's extremely physical and he works extremely hard to help his team get the win.
"That's what you want from your team-mates - that competitive nature - and he definitely has that.
"He is an outstanding goal-kicker and he has punished the Racing side on a few occasions in the past with his accurate goal-kicking, and I am sure that will be an important part of his game (on Saturday) as well.
"There are plenty of attributes to like about Owen."
Saracens edged out Racing 12-11 in last season's Champions Cup quarter-finals, and it could be just as close this time around.
The last English club to be crowned European champions were Wasps in 2007, while victory this weekend would put Saracens halfway towards a possible domestic and European double, with Aviva Premiership play-off opponents Leicester looming next Saturday.
Carter, though, promises to be the biggest individual hurdle between Saracens and European glory, as he lines up in another showpiece final less than seven months after he guided New Zealand to World Cup success.
"It is obviously the pinnacle of European rugby, and a big part of the reason why I wanted to come here," Carter added. "To reach this stage is a hugely proud moment for me, and more importantly, for this team.
"We haven't won anything yet. We are up against a very good Saracens side. We've done well to get here, but the hard work starts now.
"It has been a pretty special 12-14 months with some of the things I've achieved. I am just lucky to be a part of a couple of pretty special teams. Obviously, the All Blacks and what they've achieved, and to be involved now with Racing.
"It (European competition) has been fantastic. It's something I have admired for a while, since I played here six or seven years ago (with Perpignan).
"I saw the standard of European rugby was a lot higher than the (French) club competition, the Top 14, and once you get to the play-offs, that standard goes up another level."