Miller says Clarke has strong attacking options amid Adams’ absence

for Scotland and Miller feels there are other serious alternatives for Steve Clarke ahead of Saturday’s clash with Norway in Oslo and the visit of Georgia three days later.

Miller said: “Lyndon was crucial to the team making it to the last Euros, sometimes on his own and sometimes with Che.

“I think Lyndon had it nailed, Lyndon had the jersey to himself, but Che came in and did very well when he was injured.

“It’s good Steve has the options up front. Jacob Brown has been a support act, but we have Kevin Nisbet and Lawrence Shankland who have had good seasons, particularly Lawrence at Hearts. So there’s a lot of options."

Miller, who scored 18 goals for his country, added about the Hearts forward: “I think he’s a really well-rounded striker with a really good level of goals. He’s had a wonderful season – 28 goals is a wonderful return for a striker outwith the Old Firm.”

Scotland have a guaranteed play-off place as a fall-back option, but Miller is confident they can finish in the top two of Group A following their flying start. Clarke took the squad on a training camp to Spain last week to prepare for the doubleheader and further foment the spirit among the players.

Miller, who was speaking after taking part in a Mcdonald’s Fun Football session with children in Glasgow, said: "The group do look like they have got this spirit and togetherness, but it comes from what they have created on the pitch.

“And what it has done is put us in a really strong position going into these qualifiers.

“That means we can potentially forget about this play-off position and get there automatically, which I do believe we can.”

Craig Gordon has backed his Scotland stand-in Angus Gunn to make the big saves required as Steve Clarke’s side look to build on their promising start to Euro 2024 qualification.

Gunn was drafted into the squad for the first time in March – keeping a clean sheet in his debut against Cyprus and then again in the epic win over Spain – after Gordon, the established Scotland No 1, suffered a doubleleg break while playing for Hearts.

The Norwich City stopper faced only five shots across both matches, but can expect to be busier in the crucial upcoming fixture against Norway in Olso – with Champions League winner Erling Haaland spearheading the home attack – before Georgia visit Hampden next Tuesday.

“It’s been a great start for him,” Gordon said.

“He probably had a couple of fairly comfortable games, which was nice for him to start with.

“When you’re going into a new team that’s exactly what you’re looking for. He’s still to bed in and get to the know the guys playing in front of him, so it was an ideal start.

“Now I think we’ll need him for these next two games, away to Norway in a really tough fixture and then Georgia at home. I think we might need him to make some saves at some point.

“But it’s been a good start and hopefully he can continue that and take things from there.”

Shutting out Haaland – who bagged just the 52 goals for Manchester City in his first season in English football – will be crucial to Scotland's hopes, although his scoring rate did drop off towards the end of the season, netting just once in his last eight.

“If we think too much about Haaland then [Martin] Odegaard might stick one in,” Gordon warned.

“Listen, we know Haaland is a threat. That will be

Scotland keeper Angus Gunn