Manchester United midfielder Tyler Fletcher has been referred to as as much as Scotland’s World Cup squad to interchange the injured Billy Gilmour.
The 19-year-old has been coaching with Steve Clarke’s squad this week and made his worldwide debut in opposition to Curacao when he got here on at half-time to interchange Gilmour, who fell to the bottom with nobody round him throughout the 4-1 victory over Dick Advocaat’s aspect at Hampden.
A scan after the sport revealed Gilmour has broken his knee and he’ll now return to his membership aspect Napoli for rehabilitation.
Fletcher, the son of former Man Utd midfielder Darren, who performed 80 occasions for Scotland, was referred to as up forward of Udinese’s Lennon Miller, Rangers’ Connor Barron and Sparta Prague’s Andy Irving.
Earlier than flying out from Glasgow airport to Scotland’s Florida coaching camp on Sunday afternoon, Scotland boss Steve Clarke mentioned: “Everyone is devastated for Billy.
“It’s heartbreaking when it occurs at any time in the course of the marketing campaign however for it to occur within the send-off sport is especially powerful.
Gilmour did handle to stroll off the pitch in opposition to Curacao
“For myself, it was a extremely troublesome night time, I have not slept a lot, I’ve to be sincere.
“I had to disappoint another three players this morning again, to tell them that they had missed out.
“I simply felt Tyler got here into the squad this week and confirmed up rather well, did nicely within the sport in order that was the pondering behind that one.
“Obviously devastated for Billy and also really disappointed for Lennon, Andy Irving and Connor Barron.”
Scotland’s first World Cup sport is in opposition to Haiti in Boston on June 14.
