There were two peculiarities in the England starting XI on Thursday, which only included one change from the Euro 2020 final.
Jack Grealish came in for Kieran Trippier as Gareth Southgate reverted to a back four, pushing new Manchester City signing Grealish into the attack. That was the first talking point.
The second was where Grealish lined up, as he occupied his familiar left-wing role in the 4-3-3 formation. Grealish had played centrally or on the right during his Euro 2020 cameos, with Raheem Sterling unmoveable on the left.
But in Hungary on Thursday, Grealish displaced Sterling, who had to move over to the right wing. It must have felt like deja vu for Sterling, who has faced heavy competition from Phil Foden and now Grealish for the left-winger spot at City.
The 90 minutes that followed showed that City might be able to replicate the England formation when they return to action in order to get the best out of Grealish and Sterling.
Grealish, predictably, was shadowed by at least two markers whenever he got on the ball, but still tried to make inroads against a stubborn Hungarian defence in the first half. The close attention he was getting also freed up Sterling on the other side to get some space, with England trying to move the ball from side to side to find an opening.
After a goalless (and effectively chance-less) first half, England upped the tempo after the break and their two City attackers were central to breaking the deadlock.
Grealish got the ball on the left-side and made space before feeding the overlapping run of Mason Mount to the byline. Mount got onto the perfectly-weighted pass to find Sterling in the centre of the goal, the City man checking his run to have a simple side-foot finish.
Grealish's awareness and Sterling's movement had broken the Hungarian resistance, and it was a reminder from both players of how they can work together on opposite wings. If City had scored that goal, it would have been described as a textbook Guardiola move.
Sterling then turned provider for Harry Kane from the right wing, showing City what could have been had the Spurs man signed this summer, with his productive evening the perfect answer to a hostile crowd that was directing cups, projectiles and racist abuse in Sterling's direction throughout the evening.
A Manchester United-made goal followed as Harry Maguire headed home from a Luke Shaw corner, before Grealish got another assist for the national team as he kept a lively move going by teeing up Declan Rice to score from the edge of the area.
It was the least Grealish deserved, as he showed his flexibility late on by drifting across the attack. After a summer where he played a key role for England, but mainly off the bench, he impressed in a starting role.
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As Gareth Southgate said in the build-up, this is a player who will only get better, and has not yet played a European game at club level yet.
For Sterling, the time has long passed for questioning his quality. The image of his message of love being met with hatred from the stands is a reminder of how important he is off the pitch as well as on it.
If Pep Guardiola was watching, he'll have been mightily impressed with both players, especially given they have shown how comfortably they can play together in the same team.
Now the question is how to fit the rest of City's attackers in the same squad as well.
