Clarke not hopeful on Tierney

SCOTLAND manager Steve Clarke says Arsenal’s Kieran Tierney remains a doubt for their clash against England at Wembley on Friday night.

The defender missed Scotland’s 2-0 defeat by the Czech Republic on Monday with a calf problem and was not expected to train fully today, despite being pictured alongside his team-mates yesterday.

“You can’t play with a calf injury,” Clarke said. “Kieran is back to light training — and that is a big difference to normal training.

“I wouldn’t think he will train today.

I can’t tell if he is going to be okay — that is the honest answer.”

Clarke is under pressure to start Southampton’s Che Adams against England following criticism of his team selection in the disappointing defeat at Hampden Park.

“Every decision you make is a big decision,” Clarke said. “You make decisions with the best intentions.

“I don’t think Che would have made too much difference in the first half because we didn’t get quality ball into the strikers. When we lost the goal just before half-time, I had a fair idea the game would open up, and that allowed Che to show his talents.”