Chloe Kelly profile: The Manchester City star who scored England's winning goal

Sunday was an unforgettable night in England's footballing history. The Lionesses beat eight-times-champions Germany 2-1 to win the UEFA women's Euro championship - after a 56-year wait for a major trophy.

Just more than 30 minutes in, Manchester City's Ella Toone, 22, from Tyldesley, scored for England. But Germany's Lina Magull equalized in the 79th minute and the match went into extra time.

With 10 minutes to spare, Manchester City's Chloe Kelly sent Wembley Stadium into raptures with the winning goal - just four months after returning to action from injury. As a child growing up in Ealing, west London, Chloe would catch a number 92 bus to Wembley on FA Cup final day to buy a matchday programme and feel the “vibe” around the stadium.

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It's no wonder then that, in her own words, the star “just went mental” in celebration, pausing briefly to make sure the goal had been given before wheeling away and pulling off her shirt, twirling it above her head in frenzied delight. Her initial post-match interview was equally entertaining, the 24-year-old managing 23 words before running off, microphone still in hand, to join in with the chorus of Sweet Caroline reverberating around the stands.

But on her return she was quick to thank all the people behind her moment in history, starting with those involved in her rehab following the ruptured anterior cruciate ligament sustained in May last year. It was a crushing blow which ruled Chloe out of the Olympics and she could not bear to watch her team-mates compete in Tokyo before beginning the long road to recovery.

After 11 months out, she returned to action on April 2 and had just