Mount, like club team-mates Ben Chilwell and Reece James, has already tasted European glory this season following our Champions League triumph against Manchester City.

Five weeks on from that incredible night in Porto, the 22-year-old was starting for the Three Lions in Rome as Ukraine were comprehensively dispatched in the quarter-finals, with Mount claiming an assist in the 4-0 victory.

It came after he and Chilwell had to spend a week self-isolating away from the England training group following close contact with Billy Gilmour after the clash with Scotland at Wembley, the latter subsequently testing positive for Covid-19.

The duo missed the final group game against Czech Republic and also sat out the last-16 tie with Germany, the growing sense of occasion that only tournament football can provide adding to their cabin fever.

‘It’s been frustrating,’ admitted Mount, reflecting back on that period in the immediate of the quarter-final success.

‘I’ve experienced something similar to that but for me, and for Chilly as well, we had to stay strong, look at the bigger picture and focus on what we could do once we came out of isolation.

‘We did that. We stayed strong and worked hard every day so for me to come out, play [against Ukraine] in that performance we put on was brilliant. All that hard work we’ve been doing obviously pays off.’

Mount’s return coincided with England’s biggest win and most impressive display of the tournament so far. The goals were timed to perfection, one inside five minutes and two more within five minutes of the second half restart at the Stadio Olimpico, with Mount’s corner converted by Jordan Henderson just after the hour mark.

It was patience and penetration that paid off, though Chelsea’s Player of the Year believes spirit and unity have been the key ingredients to the team’s run to the last four.

‘We were very calm on the ball because we can move it and kill teams in different ways,’ he explained. ‘At set-pieces and from open play, we know we are a threat. There are a lot of positives we can take from the game.

‘You can see the passion in the group, the togetherness and desire we have to succeed, to keep playing well and to win games. With that togetherness we have, it’s going to take us hopefully a long way.’

After guiding England to the World Cup semi-finals three years ago, Gareth Southgate’s men are now plotting to go one step further at Euro 2020. They host Denmark on Wednesday evening hoping to continue their mission to achieve ‘something special’ and ensure the national party rumbles on to what would be a historic final at Wembley this weekend.

‘The gaffer said in the changing room afterwards that it’s three semi-finals in three years so now our massive focus is to go further,’ added Mount.

‘We want to go and win the next game and then go into the final. We had a goal at the start of the tournament and we’re still pushing towards that. This is just another step in the right direction.’