Declan Gallagher has spoken glowingly about his relationship with Scotland teammates Scott McTominay and Kieran Tierney.
The trio were deployed as centre-backs in Steve Clarke's preferred 5-3-2 formation in the famous win over Serbia that secured qualification for this summer's Euros.
They performed impressively as a unit and Motherwell captain Gallagher believes he has a strong understanding with the Manchester United and Arsenal stars.
He said: "I think it's been great. Obviously being the middle man, it's perfect for me because my game is all about talking.
"Having players like Kieran Tierney and Scott McTominay by your side is only going to help you massively.
"I feel we compliment each other quite well. They are both very good on the ball, I can keep giving five yard passes to them and letting them deal with it.
"I deal with physical presences and everything else - we've got a good balance and it's working well.
"Even having Andy Robertson and Stephen O'Donnell as my two full-backs has been brilliant.
There is fierce competition for starting berths in Clarke's starting line-up but Gallagher is relishing that challenge.
He said: "When you're playing for your country, you're playing with all the best players from your country so the fact that there's more competition is great for us.
"It's great for the nation that we've got so many players available so there is definitely no resting on my laurels.
"I know I had a good game last time but I have to be at it if I want to play.
"Grant Hanley and Jack Hendry have been called up. Obviously, Grant is captain of Norwich who are top of the league in the Championship so I'm happy with the competition and I'll be trying my hardest."
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