Contrite McBurnie is now out for a goal to fully appease the fans

Oli McBurnie has apologised for being caught on camera saying he didn’t want to be called up by his country.

The £20-million Sheffield United player says his stupidity earned him a clip round the ear from his father.

Now he’s determined to show how much he loves playing for Scotland by hitting the net against Belgium.

McBurnie maintains that comments captured in the Bramall Lane tunnel before his team’s match with Blackburn were taken out of context.

He said: “It’s been a tough couple of weeks for me. Things like that only happen to me!

“It was stupid to put myself in that position. It was a private conversation and five seconds was taken out of context.

“No one heard the rest of the conversation. But nonetheless, it looked terrible and it was stupid from me.

“My old man was raging at me. He gave me a clip round the ear

“Everyone who knows me knows how much I love playing for Scotland.

“My stupid mouth ran away from me. I got down about it because of the backlash. I could see how bad it looks.

“When I put myself out there like I do, it’s easy for people to use it as a stick to beat me with.

“But it’s my own fault, I have to realise where I am, what I can and can’t say.

“The family were angry with me, asking why I was saying that. They know I love being up here and so do the boys in the squad.”

McBurnie (23) spoke to Scotland boss Steve Clarke – a man he hadn’t previously met – as soon as the footage emerged.

The Leeds-born man went on: “I rang the gaffer and gave him my point of view.