James Maddison is convinced he deserves to be in the England squad and with Gareth Southgate watching from the stands, the Leicester midfielder took his chance to show him why.
Tight matches in major tournaments are often decided by a flash of inspiration. Think of David Platt’s volley in the final minute of extra-time against Belgium in the last 16 of the 1990 World Cup, or Italy left-back Fabio Grosso’s strike at a similar moment of the 2006 semi-final against Germany.
Leicester against Southampton in an empty King Power Stadium in mid-January is hardly comparable to those occasions yet Maddison’s goal would have lit up any match.