Gareth Southgate simply cannot ignore Jarrod Bowen any longer. West Ham's driving force this season must be called up into the England squad for the March internationals.
His club manager David Moyes rightly said Bowen is now 'knocking on the door' when it comes to the national team and his case strengthens with every passing week.
Take the way the forward seized the initiative in West Ham's 2-0 home win over Norwich on Wednesday night, a result that returned the Hammers to the Premier League top four.
The wide forward has eight goals and eight assists for the upwardly mobile Hammers
It's obvious Norwich are out of their depth once again at this level but these kind of games can become fraught with tension if nobody rises above the fray.