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Ross Pilcher

Nathan Patterson earns Scotland debut praise as Rangers kid gives Steve Clarke selection headache

Nathan Patterson was praised for his debut Scotland performance by Steve Clarke, who now admits he has a selection headache.

Che Adams’ first half strike was enough for the Scots to overcome ten-man Luxembourg in their final warm up match before the big Euro 2020 kick-off a week tomorrow.

The Rangers starlet was given his international bow as a second half substitute for Stephen O’Donnell.

And Patterson looked right at home as he looked to get forward at will and cause problems for Luxembourg, although he will face far tougher tests defensively.

Regardless, Clarke was pleased with what he saw from the teenager who looks to have a real chance of getting some game time at next week's tournament.

"He gave me exactly what I expected, said the manager.

"I've seen the boy in training up close this last 10 days and he's done well in training and deserved his chance.

"It's been good to get caps into David Turnbull, Nathan Patterson and Billy Gilmour.

"They can be a big part of the future for Scotland so it was good to get them all on the pitch and I think they've all shown that they can be competitive within this squad - which is what I want.

"The decisions are there, all the boys that have played for me have done well, it's been a really good training camp.

"The standard has been good, the work we've put into the players has been good and you'll hopefully see the benefit of that in the tournament.

"But, listen: we can't wait now.

"We'll have a couple of days with the family then into camp ready for the tournament."

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