Matters didn't exactly go according to plan for James Norris when the Liverpool youngster travelled to AC Milan in December hoping to help keep alive hopes of UEFA Youth League qualification.
Not that the 18-year-old from West Derby minded too much, though.
Rather than line up at the Centro Sportivo Vismara for the under-19s, Norris instead found himself warming up on the San Siro touchline after being elevated to the first team for their final Champions League group match.