Dean Henderson produced one of the 'big moments' Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper wants from his goalkeeper to ensure the club's first Premier League home game in 23 years ended in victory.
However, with England boss Gareth Southgate watching from the directors' box and his parent club Manchester United reeling after their embarrassing 4-0 defeat at Brentford, Henderson couldn't have picked a better time to back up his bold pre-season statement.
The 25-year-old drew criticism from a lot of ex-players when he revealed former United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had gone back on a pre-season promise to install him, rather than David de Gea, as the number one at Old Trafford last term.