Kieran Tierney feared he'd miss EURO 2020 with Scotland after sustaining a knee injury just two months before the tournament.
The Muirhouse ace limped off for Arsenal in their 3-0 defeat against Liverpool on Saturday, April 3 and the initial timeframe for his recovery placed his EURO dream in jeopardy.
Tierney was expected to be out for four to six weeks and he was in a race against time to return before the end of the English Premiership season.
But the 24-year-old made a speedy recovery and played in Arsenal's final five games of the season but Tierney admits he feared the worst.
He told Sky Sports News: "When I got injured, I feared the worst. I feared my season was over.
"But I worked hard, I worked very hard to get back. I played a European semi-final four-and-half weeks after which is a great recovery time for the injury that I had.
"Usually, it would be about six weeks. But to get so many games in before coming out with Scotland is going to benefit me hopefully."
Former Celtic teammate Scott Brown, recently, labelled Tierney as 'one of the best left backs' in the world but he plays in a different role for Scotland.
Boss Steve Clarke deploys him as a left-centre back to include Liverpool star Andy Robertson and Tierney is loving his new role.
"I am enjoying it a lot," he said. "I think it is the most consistent I have been in the squad and playing since my debut [against Denmark in 2016].
"I am working hard on it. Obviously, it doesn't come too natural for me to play centre-back as I have always been high and wide my full career.
"But it is something I have been willing to do for the team.
"I kind of know when I come with Scotland that I will be playing out of position, so it is basically getting used to it."
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