With a place at Euro 2024 all but secured, the mood around the Scotland national team is currently as bright as the unseasonal September sunshine.
Yet a stunning show reel from the southern Spanish city of Jaen on Monday evening suggested the future could be even more dazzling.
At just 17 years of age, Ben Doak was the undisputed star of the show at the Estadio de la Victoria as Scotland Under-21s lost narrowly 1-0 in a Euro qualifier.
In his first competitive start at the level, the Liverpool kid’s trickery, pace and inventiveness were hailed by head coach Scot Gemmill as ‘exceptional’.