Phil Foden had attracted infamy on his previous brush with Iceland. Having made his England debut against them at the beginning of the season, the decision he took with his teammate, Mason Greenwood, to invite two local women to the team hotel in Reykjavik, breaking coronavirus protocols, led to serious trouble.
The pair were effectively banned for the four matches that followed and it added up to a horrible false start. Foden, though, is now back in the fold and this was the night when he kickstarted his career at this level.
