SCOTLAND PLANS HIT BY COVID CHAOS

to have been playing computer games with Armstrong in a room in the team hotel.

“I’ve adhered to all regulations and made sure I was socially distancing from my team-mates in the hotel.”

Tierney, set to miss Arsenal’s trip to Manchester City on Saturday week, had three tests this week, all of which came back negative.

Armstrong, who played in Southampton’s win over West Brom on Sunday, provided a negative test after reporting for international duty but has since tested positive.

Saints have ordered their players to train at home ome from today until next xt week while their training ground is given a deep clean.

Their latest round of tests was carried out yesterday ay so any further cases should be known within 24 hours.

One of the Scotland physiotherapist and one masseur have also been ordered to self-isolate. The absence of three key players is a headache for ScotlaScotland boss Steve ClaClarke, whose ppreparations for ttonight’s Euro 2020 play-off semi-final at HHampden Park are in disarray.

AAs well as Tierney, Armstrong and Christie (above) being out, defenders Scott McKenna and Liam Palmer and winger Oliver

Burke are sidelined with injuries. “I have to make sure we get the team on the pitch in the right frame of mind and ready to go for a positive result,” said Clarke (far left).

“We were working towards one team and now have to change that. We’ve a bit of time to work on one or two different things, one or two different players coming into the team that maybe didn’t expect to play. I trust my players, their mentality and attitude to get it right on these big occasions.”