Joe Hart’s decline over the past two years has been plain to see and Monday night’s error was just the latest in a litany of mistakes that has damaged the West Ham United and England goalkeeper’s reputation.

A simple gather from a shot by Xherdan Shaqiri, the Stoke City midfielder, was made slightly trickier by a deflection but it was Hart’s reaction that was the clear sign of a lack of trust in himself.

The ball bounced just in front of him and instead of staying low and moving forward to gather it into his midriff, the 30-year-old decided to use a technique more often seen in volleyball to shovel the ball away from goal.

A goalkeeper confident in his ability would have held on