ONLY WAY IS UP

FROM FRONT PAGE errors as they slumped to defeat. Despite their poor run, McLeish (left) backed his side to win two “cup finals” in the Nations League next month against Albania and Israel which would see them top Group C1.

He claimed his side repeated their mistakes from the 4-0 friendly defeat by Belgium last month. “We shot ourselves in the foot against two top teams,” Big Eck said.

“You expect the top teams to cut through you with some majestic skill but we were the perpetrators of our own mistakes.”