The sight of Angel Gomes strutting his stuff on the Wembley turf was a slightly curious one: he was dwarfed by those around him, yet his influence was larger than most.
His first start for England was an assured one, and there is clear precedent for 5ft 6in midfielders imposing themselves as the metronomic figure that makes the national team sing. Paul Scholes, a Manchester United star when Gomes was progressing through their academy, was precisely the same height.
