With a brace, Scott McTominay was Scotland's hero as he helped his country defeat Spain.
At Hampden Park, Scotland defeated a revamped Spanish team 2-0 thanks to goals from 26-year-old McTominay, giving them their first victory against La Roja in 39 years.
For the Manchester United midfielder, who has had a very challenging season since losing his starting position to Casemiro, this was a remarkable evening.
With four goals in two games for Scotland during the break, he will return to Carrington with a bounce in his stride.
Group A - UEFA EURO 2024 Qualifying Round, Scotland vs. Spain. Image
what the Spanish thought of McTominay's performance
Scotland's star, McTominay, scored the goals to maintain their perfect record in their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign thus far.
His influence was also praised in Spain, where the disastrous La Roja performance received a lot of attention.
On a night when many of the Spanish starting received zero, Marca gave McTominay the highest possible rating of three stars.
Regarding Manchester United, there was also an awkward comparison.
"A lethal shot from McTominay, an imitator of Steven Gerrard on the night as an arrival of throne and pomp," Marca wrote of the game's first goal.
A comparison came from Mundo Deportivo, which noted after McTominay's second goal that he had "slapped Spain again while posing as Cristiano Ronaldo in this break."
"Scott McTominay, by himself, is capable of feeding the flames and the debate around La Roja," AS said in reference to McTominay's recent scoring streak, which it described as "new luck" in his season.
The tabloid also recommended that Erik ten Hag pair him up front with Marcus Rashford, sparking an argument among Manchester United supporters.
After scoring twice over the weekend, Bruno Fernandes made light of the fact that he was testing out a new striker position that he had previously played for United's under-21 team.
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