Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips was England's newest darling after his dominant Euro 2020 opener against Croatia.
The 25-year-old turned in an unfamiliar display, one which Leeds fans haven't seen for some time.
Phillips was deployed as a box-to-box No. 8 versus the Croats, a position he has scarcely played since Marcelo Bielsa's 2018 arrival at Elland Road.
He was less dominant in England's subsequent 0-0 draw with Scotland at Wembley in their second Group D match, but still maintained his incredible work-rate throughout both matches.
It is something the England midfielder has been lauded for throughout the most recent Premier League campaign.
Phillips has the ability to cover spaces with ease, hassling, harrying and pressing opposing players into submission and forfeiting the ball.
In a number of Leeds' Premier League fixtures last season, it was no surprise to see Phillips end the game having covered the greatest distance of any teammate or opponent.
At Euro 2020, England have been rather slow to attack; they have hardly mirrored Leeds United whose first instinct is always to play forward - or vertically, as it is known in coaching circles.
That hasn't prevented Phillips from fulfilling his Leeds United brief, even if he hasn't been explicitly directed to do so.
Following the 1-0 win over Croatia, where the one instance of attacking impetus which emanated from a forward Phillips run resulted in a goal, it emerged Phillips had completed the most pressures of any player.
He recorded 39 pressures in 90 minutes in the baking hot Wembley sun, backing that up with 33 against Scotland just days later.
Once again, no England player could match Phillips' output.
In fact, very few players at the tournament can match Phillips in this regard.
Finland's Robin Lod runs the Englishman close, while Mateusz Klich unsurprisingly ranks highly for pressures made too.
Joe Morrell surpasses the Leeds pair, but only by the virtue of having played a game more.
It speaks to the wider point that even though Klich and Phillips are playing for vastly differing teams, with different managers, different systems and different objectives, they still uphold Leeds United standards off the ball.
There is also an argument that Marcelo Bielsa has irrevocably altered the way these two men see and play the game altogether.
