Scotland squad: Alex McLeish names Oliver Burke and uncapped Marc McNulty for Euro 2020 qualifiers

Scotland squad: Alex McLeish names Oliver Burke and uncapped Marc McNulty for Euro 2020 qualifiers
Scotland boss Alex McLeish has handed Hibernian striker Marc McNulty his first international call-up.The forward, who joined Hibs on loan from Reading in January, joins Oli McBurnie, Oliver Burke and Johnny Russell as the forward options amid the absence of Leigh Griffiths, Steven Fletcher and Steven Naismith.3

The uncapped Marc McNulty – on loan at Hibs from Reading – has been named in Alex McLeish’s squad

Scotland travel to Kazakhstan for the first of their Euro 2020 qualifiers on 21 March and San Marino on 24 March.Jordan Archer, Scott Bain and Jon McLaughlin are the three goalkeepers after Allan McGregor announced his international retirement on Monday.Right-back Liam Palmer has won his first call-up and joins Sheffield Wednesday team-mate Barry Bannan in the 27-man squad, while uncapped Sheffield United midfielder John Fleck has kept his place.Liverpool defender Andy Robertson, meanwhile, continues as captain.

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Bournemouth’s Ryan Fraser and Cardiff’s Callum Paterson are in the squad, but McLeish confirmed neither would travel to Kazakhstan for the first game because of the artificial surface at the Astana Arena.“This has been an ongoing agreement with club and country – they are not going to play on the astro-turf,” he said.On McNulty’s call-up, McLeish added: “He has scored five goals in six Hibs appearances. We are short in that department. Marc is a good hold-up player, different from McBurnie and Oli Burke, so that’s given us a little bit of versatility.”3

Alex McLeish has named his Scotland squad for their opening Euro 2020 qualifiers

McLeish revealed he found out about McGregor’s international retirement a “couple of days ago” and failed in a bid to talk the Rangers goalkeeper out of it.The Scotland boss, though, has received positive news on the fitness of Blackburn skipper Charlie Mulgrew and Celtic midfielder Callum McGregor despite current injuries.On former Scotland Under-21 international Palmer, he said: “I have to be honest, in recent times he wasn’t flagged up but all of a sudden we recognised that Liam was playing extremely well for Wednesday. He was a midfielder and he has been converted to full-back, so there was a little bit of that to discuss.“The fact he has been playing left-back, right-back, midfield, again it’s a player of versatility.”

SCOTLAND SQUAD

GOALKEEPERSJordan Archer (Millwall), Scott Bain (Celtic), Jon McLaughlin (Sunderland)DEFENDERSDavid Bates (Hamburg), Scott McKenna (Aberdeen), Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers), Stephen ODonnell (Kilmarnock), Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), Andy Robertson (Liverpool), John Souttar (Heart of Midlothian), Kieran Tierney (Celtic)MIDFIELDERSStuart Armstrong (Southampton), Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), John Fleck (Sheffield United), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Callum McGregor (Celtic), Kenny McLean (Norwich City), Scott McTominay (Manchester United), Callum Paterson (Cardiff City), Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen)3

Burke, who joined Celtic on loan in January, won the last of his five Scotland caps in 2017

FORWARDSOliver Burke (Celtic, on loan from West Brom), James Forrest (Celtic), Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth), Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City), Marc McNulty (Hibernian, on loan from Reading), Lewis Morgan (Sunderland, on loan from Celtic), Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City)

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Scotland head coach Alex McLeish has named a 27-strong squad for his side's opening two matches in their UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying campaign, which includes a number of new and returning faces to the international fold. Sheffield Wednesday right-back Liam Palmer receives his first international
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The uncapped Marc McNulty - on loan at Hibs from Reading - has been named in Alex McLeish's squad Scotland travel to Kazakhstan for the first of their Euro 2020 qualifiers on 21 March and
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The uncapped Marc McNulty - on loan at Hibs from Reading - has been named in Alex McLeish's squad Scotland travel to Kazakhstan for the first of their Euro 2020 qualifiers on 21 March and San Marino on 24 March.
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