Joe Gomez has praised Gareth Southgate for giving him a chance to play in England's 0-0 draw with Brazil on Tuesday night.
Not only did Gomez make his first international start at Wembley, the Liverpool defender put in an outstanding performance marking the likes of Neymar, and was duly awarded the man-of-the-match award.
And the 20-year-old was grateful for being given the opportunity by his former England U21 manager.
"It has been massive," he said. "I had a relationship with Gareth from when he was the under-21s coach and I know how good he is as a manager.
"He is great for young players like me, you can see how many opportunities he has given in just this squad alone so it has been great.
"I'm learning from all the backroom staff.
"It is a great effort that is put together to try and produce performances and now we have just got to try and build on it and keep the momentum going into the World Cup."
Source: tribalfootball.com