Jack Grealish has only been an international footballer since last September but last night, the sight of the Aston Villa forward tying up his laces on the bench was enough to get 20,000 English supporters off their seats.
By the time he came on to the field some time after the hour mark, Wembley was just about in raptures. Everybody loves Grealish and what he can do.
He is the kind of player that looks made for a stage such as this. But this was not only about him. It was about England and what they had hitherto been lacking in attack.