NO FOOLING US

Clarke insists he won’t treat Ukraine lightly

STEVE CLARKE has told Ukraine that Scotland won’t be fooled by them talking down their chances of reaching the World Cup in Qatar.

The Scotland manager yesterday named a 28-man squad for the delayed play-off semi-final at Hampden next Wednesday, potentially the final with Wales the following Sunday and three Nations League matches.

Unable to play the game as scheduled in

March following the Russian invasion of their country, Ukraine have recently stepped up their preparations with a training camp for home-based players in Slovenia.

Despite being undefeated in three friendly matches with Borussia Monchengladbach, Empoli and Rijeka, Ukraine legend Viktor Leonenko this week wrote off his nation’s chances of winning at Hampden — insisting they could only do so through ‘luck’. Dismissing