Shawcross is often reminded of that night in Stockholm by family and close friends, while it appears to have left an indelible mark in the minds of Roy Hodgson and his coaching staff. He has not been picked for an England squad since.

“I’m the butt of the joke in my family, just because the 10 minutes I had in international football was ruined by one man,” he says, closing his eyes and laughing.

“They are consistently saying that Zlatan ruined my career! I had a chance and I don’t think many other defenders have stopped him.

“I was given 10 minutes to show what I could do and probably didn’t provide a good enough performance. I was against one of the best strikers in the world who was on a hot streak at the time and these things happen."

Shawcross is deadly serious, however, about his lack of international involvement since that November evening at the Friends Arena.