Mount has been a regular for England for some time, but Gilmour was brought into the starting line-up by Scotland manager Steve Clarke when the two sides met at Wembley in the Euro 2020 group stage last night.

Despite being the young Scot’s first-ever competitive international appearance, having only made his debut earlier this month, Gilmour shone as his side secured a hard-fought 0-0 draw and was named Star of the Match by UEFA.

However, that performance came as no surprise to Mount, having seen Gilmour rise to every challenge he has faced in his short career so far.

‘He didn’t surprise me, I know what he is like as a player,’ said Mount. ‘We had a good battle and every time he plays he seems to get man of the match – he has done it a few times when he has played at Chelsea.

‘He gets chucked in at the deep end sometimes and he is always swimming. I always watched his development and he is going to keep getting better and better and that is good for him personally, for the club and also at international level.’

It was certainly a memorable result for Scotland, as they celebrated a classic underdog performance which kept their neighbours at bay in their home stadium at a major tournament.

From England’s perspective, Mount insists the players won’t be disheartened by their failure to find the goal they needed for victory despite going into the game as heavy favourites, and dismissed suggestions the pressure of the occasion got to them.

Instead of dwelling on that draw, he says the Three Lions are just focusing on finishing the job of qualifying for the knockout stages of Euro 2020 when they meet the Czech Republic in their last group match on Tuesday.

‘I think there is pressure on every game, we are England and are always looking to win every game and the performances we look to put in have to be top quality. We just try to focus on ourselves and how we can improve, what areas of our game we can do better in.

‘I think obviously we know how big the game was but the way we played, we tried to break them down and score goals. The way they set up, with five at the back, made it tough for us, but we got the point and we move on now. Hopefully we win the next game and we are through.’