Kieran Tierney produced yet another a stunning Scotland display tonight as Steve Clarke's men cruised past Faroe Islands to their first win of the World Cup qualifying campaign.
A John McGinn double, Che Adams’ first Scotland goal and a Ryan Fraser header earned a 4-0 win at Hampden - with Tierney assisting three of the goals.
After impressive displays in the draws against Austria and Israel last week, the Arsenal left-back was all over the pitch and his assist tally equalled a feat recorded by Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne at Hampden two years ago when the Belgian helped his national side to a 4-0 win over Scotland.
According to Opta, Tierney is the first player to assist three goals in an international at our national stadium and it's yet another indication of ex-Celtic star's displays for his country of late.
3 – Kieran Tierney is the first player to assist three goals in a single international match at Hampden Park since Kevin De Bruyne did so against Scotland for Belgium in September 2019. Wand. pic.twitter.com/F3RuJ3M296
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 31, 2021
Tierney's exploits have helped Scotland climb to second in Group F, four points behind leaders Denmark, who eased past Austria 4-0 in Vienna.
But his man of the match display went beyond the three assists, with an impressive 89% pass success rate and a 100% return on dribbles attempted in a polished display.
Kieran Tierney for @ScotlandNT v Faroes:
— Lanarkshire Live Sport (@LanLiveSport) March 31, 2021
Clean sheet
️ THREE assists
111 touches
89% pass success
↪️ 3 dribbles
100% dribble success
An outstanding display from Muirhouse man @kierantierney1 pic.twitter.com/skmL6LT81s
And with the performances we've seen of late, there's no doubt he'll be the first name on Steve Clarke's squad list for the Euros this summer.
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