By Dominic King for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:32 GMT, 24 March 2019 | Updated: 23:12 GMT, 24 March 2019
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There was a moment when Callum Hudson-Odoi was standing beside Gareth Southgate and the significance of what was happening began to sink in.
The Chelsea winger, 18 years old and with just 84 minutes of Premier League experience, looked around Wembley and knew he was about to become a senior England international.
Nervousness would have been understandable but then instinct took over. This was the moment he had dreamed about so why let it be ruined by nerves?
Callum Hudson-Odoi smiles during England's training session on Sunday morning
Hudson-Odoi (left) replaced Raheem Sterling (centre) in the 70th minute at Wembley
‘Gareth told me to go and express myself,’ said Hudson-Odoi. ‘He said, “Be just how you are at your club. Go and do what you do.” So when I was about to come on I thought, “You know what, there’s no point being nervous or shy. Do what you normally do and be confident.”
‘That’s what I came on and tried to do. It has not sunk in yet. I am still thinking that I am dreaming, that it’s not real, but I’m
