Scott McTominay and Kieran Tierney out of Liechtenstein clash as Steve Clarke dealt another blow
The Scots take on the European minnows in Vaduz on Monday night
Scott McTominay and Kieran Tierney have both pulled out of Scotland's friendly clash with Liechtenstein.
The duo started in Friday night's disappointing 3-1 defeat to Iceland at Hampden. Defender Tierney - who will seal a sensational return to Celtic from Arsenal next month - played the first 68 minutes while Napoli title winner McTominay was replaced with 10 minutes remaining.
It serves as a further blow to boss Steve Clarke who has been forced to draft two uncapped goalkeepers into his squad.
Ross Doohan - who is expected to sign for Celtic after leaving Aberdeen - and AFC Bournemouth teen Callan McKenna have both been brought in as last minute call-ups after first choice stopper Gunn and back-up Robby McCrorie both pulled out.
Gunn limped off in the early stages of the loss to Iceland on Friday and with McCrorie picking up an injury in the warm-up, uncapped Ipswich keeper Cieran Slicker had to be brought on having played just nine minutes of senior football in his career.
The former Manchester City youngster had a debut to forget and made errors that led to all three goals conceded by the Scots that has extended their miserable run of form to just four wins in their last 20 matches in all competitions.
Clarke's men will be expected to score a convincing victory against minnows Liechtenstein when the sides face off in Vaduz but the national team boss knows the importance of trying to regain some confidence ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign.
Uncapped quartet Josh Doig, Connor Barron, Andy Irving and Kieron Bowie will be hoping to make their senior bows tomorrow night.
The likes of Che Adams, Scott McKenna and Nathan Patterson could also be handed starts if Clarke decides to shake things up.
Scotland kick off their quest to reach the finals in North America next year with a tough trip to take on Denmark in Copenhagen on September 5.
Three days later, the Tartan Army will be on the road again to face Belarus, although the game will not take place on Belarussian soil due to the nation's involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Scots will finish off their first round of fixtures in Group C by hosting Denmark in Glasgow's south side on October 9.
They will be out for revenge against the Greeks, who sent them toiling down to Nations League B back in March.
Clarke's team had claimed a 1-0 away victory in the first leg of the relegation play-off, only to suffer a heavy 3-0 loss in the return fixture.
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