That goal. Shea Charles may never score a better one than the goal that he scored against Oxford United on Saturday. It doesn't matter. World-class players score goals like that sometimes.
That goal wasn't even the highlight of Shea Charles' week! Now, that's the mark of a world-class player right there: firing in a 35-yard Roberto Carlos-esque rocket into the top corner on Saturday and making Italy's midfield look like Sunday League trialists the following Thursday.
Taking on the Azurri in their own backyard is tough at the best of times. Doing so in a World Cup playoff for Northern Ireland against the likes of Sandro Tonali, Manuel Locatelli, and Nicolo Barella is like taking on Mount Everest in a swimsuit.
Charles, though, was immense.
The 11 breathtaking seconds that elevated Charles to world-class
After an hour, Charles showed the world what he could do. Only this time, it was against a trio of Europe's best.
Receiving the ball under pressure just inside his own half, Charles played a sharp one-two with Ethan Galbraith to take Locatelli out of the equation before turning into heavier traffic than the M25 in rush hour.
Locatelli recovered his ground and had another nibble at the Saints' midfielder, who held him off as a wrestler would hold off a toddler. Then Italy striker Mateo Retegui got involved. Tracking back diligently, he just bounced off the Northern Irishman.
The softest of touches confuddled Barella; a single touch that opened up a yard of space for Charles to move the ball into. Noticing the emerging danger, Newcastle's Sandro Tonali moved forward to close him down, and Retugui refused to give up the chase.
Then, as Charles gathered momentum like a Ferrari from pole position at Imola, he shifted his balance. Tonali went the wrong way, and Retugui gave up the chase.
His pass square to Pompey's Terry Devlin was perhaps an anti-climax in the moment, but what happened in those few seconds sums up just how far Shea Charles has come this season.
Southampton's biggest challenge is keeping Charles
To be fair to former Southampton boss, Will Still, he built his team around the 22-year-old and played him in every match until the Irishman got injured at Blackburn Rovers.
Even the Italian manager, hard man Gennaro Gattuso, recognised the threat posed by Charles. “Northern Ireland surprised us,“ he told the press. He had expected Michael O'Neil's side to be more direct. They had clearly not done their homework.
Shea Charles can do it all, according to Southampton's captain Jack Stephens. And there is no cause to doubt that.
Charles can play as a defensive central midfielder, a box-to-box midfielder, or as an attacking midfielder. Such is his brilliance that he can even play in the heart of the defence.
Southampton's only problem now is not where to play Shea Charles, but how to keep him at St Mary's.