HE’S SCOT A NERVE

ENGLAND’S strikers are being given shooting tips to beat Scotland – by a Scotsman.

Gareth Southgate is bizarrely using a former journeyman professional to get his men on target for Saturday’s World Cup qualifier. Glasgow-born Allan Russell, right, put Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling and Jamie Vardy through their paces at St George’s Park yesterday.

Russell has his own company

called Superior Striker and is now hoping to help beat his own countrymen by aiding England to improve their strikers.

Former Rangers trainee Russell – who also played for Hamilton, St Mirren, Airdrie, Patrick Thistle and Kilmarnock among others – is now working with England boss Southgate on a consultancy basis.

Russell, 36, lists Rangers forward Martyn Waghorn as one of his clients.

He has also worked with England’s Under-21s in the past as well as Stoke striker Saido Berahino, Newcastle’s Aleksandar Mitrovic, Bournemouth’s Benik Afobe and Andre Gray of Burnley.

Russell commented last year that he was surprised strikers do not receive more individual coaching.

He said: “They are match-winners and need to be trained a certain way so they can consistently be match-winners.

“In my career, I felt there was never enough detail on how strikers should be trained and coached.”