On a night of disappointment for Scotland, two Dundee United old boys gave Tangerines’ fans a moment to savour.
Gordon Strachan’s men were well beaten by England, with a gulf in class between the two nations being laid bare at Celtic Park.
There was a goal from the home side however – that turned out to be nothing more than a consolation in the end – which will have Tannadice historians delving into the archives.
Was the Andy Robertson strike in the 83rd minute, making the score 2-1 at the time, the first in the oldest international in world football to have been scored and set-up by two players with United connections?
The Hull City man and Johnny Russell – who made his Scotland debut as a late substitute – played a one-two which resulted in Robertson’s first goal for his country.
The pair didn’t play together in the tangerine and black, but they may well find themselves linking up on many occasions in dark blue after producing the highlight of the match for the Tartan Army.
Unfortunately, the left-back had already been involved in England’s first two goals – letting Alex Oxlade Chamberlain drift off him to head a first half opener and then being the victim of an unfortunate ricochet straight to Wayne Rooney to make it 2-0 to the visitors shortly after the re-start.
Scotland couldn’t set up a grandstand finish after the Robertson goal, and Rooney made it 3-1 seconds later.
Robertson won himself some new admirers, with Skysports pundits Jamie Redknapp, Jamie Carragher and Graeme Souness singling the former Queen’s Park youngster out as Scotland’s star turn on a night when most of his team-mates under-performed.
And Talksport’s Stan Collymore predicted he would be playing Champions League football within four years.
The night was also a special one for St Johnstone fans as, like Russell, Stevie May won his first cap.
The now Sheffield Wednesday striker came on midway through the second half and worked the England centre-backs harder than starting frontman Chris Martin had managed.