It was the sort of imperiously curling, technically demanding, goal Jude Bellingham would have treasured scoring for Real Madrid or England but, on a windy Wearside afternoon, the executioner was his younger brother.
Aged just 19, Jobe Bellingham is proving a high calibre component of Sunderland’s midfield and their promotion push. His winner kept them fourth in the Championship, but one crucial defensive block on the edge of his area arguably proved almost equally important.