Scottish Daily Mail

ANDY ROBERTSON

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and Kieran Tierney. If only one of them could play right-back, eh? It’s been a running joke for years with Scotland that arguably our two best players happen to be left-backs. The right side of defence has been problemati­c. No one has made the jersey their own. Which is why I hope Nathan Patterson is named in Steve Clarke’s squad tomorrow. He has earned the chance. Let’s be honest, we’re not exactly blessed with an abundance of options at right-back. Why not bring Patterson in and at least get him used to being in that environmen­t? He has been excellent for Rangers. His performanc­e against Slavia Prague in Europe last week spoke of a growing maturity. He’s ready to step up.

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