New, improved version of Jordan

affect him in the slightest.

“Jordan is a boy who does what he does regardless,” he said.

“The thing about him is he has got such an eye for goal.

“Gordon Strachan was standing beside me at training today and at one point Jordan scored a goal and he laughed and said: ‘Aye, just pass it into the net’.

“And it was like that, he just rolled it firm enough and fast enough that the goalie wasn’t getting it, but there was no urgency about it.

“It was just total calmness on his part. He is a good finisher, he really is.”

Which, while he lacks the physical presence of Steven Fletcher or Chris Martin, gives him a shot of making the starting line up at Hampden tonight.

“Gordon hasn’t named the team and all options will be considered,” said McGhee.

“I think it is fair to say, though, we do need goals in the side.

“I always do an exercise at the start of the season where you look at your team and at the number of goals that they get consistently over their careers and add them up.

“If the total comes to 40 you are going to get relegated, if it is 70 then you have got a chance. That is absolutely correct, check it.

“If you look at the team we had on Wednesday night – and we had a side who gets five goals a season on average, between them – then you are going to be in trouble.

“You need to have goals in your team and players who have scored goals consistently are the ones who will get you them.

“If you have a team full of people who look like good players but don’t score then you are going to have a problem.

“There are lots of things to consider when it comes to picking a side but goals are something you can’t forget.”