Fletcher chosen to replace Gilmour in Scotland squad

Manchester United teenager Tyler Fletcher has replaced the injured Billy Gilmour in Scotland's World Cup squad.

>The 19-year-old made his international debut as a half-time replacement in Saturday's 4-1 friendly win over Curacao at Hampden.

>Napoli midfielder Gilmour damaged his knee in a first-half incident and his withdrawal from the squad was announced later in the evening.

>Fletcher, son of former Scotland captain Darren, has played more minutes for Scotland than he has for his club, having come off the bench twice for United this season.

>Fletcher, whose twin brother Jack has chosen to represent England, was one of four young players added to the training squad last week by head coach Steve Clarke.

>Rangers' Connor Barron, Andy Irving of Sparta Prague and Lennon Milller of Udinese were other standby options Clarke had mentioned.

>"I am devastated for Billy because he has been an integral part of our World Cup qualifying campaign," said Clarke.

>"The timing of this injury is so, so cruel and we all feel for him.

>"He knows what we all think of him as a footballer and a person and while no words will give him any comfort, I am certain Billy will have many major tournaments ahead of him in the future."

>Napoli team-mate Scott McTominay wrote on Instagram: "Absolutely devastated for you brother. Football is a cruel game and you don't deserve this, keep your head up. The players, staff and country love you."

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>When asked about Fletcher's second-half showing at Hampden, Clarke told BBC Scotland: "Everybody was impressed - the players were impressed, the coaching staff were impressed, I had no doubts.

>"I actually thought about putting him on as Billy came off but I just thought I'd have a little look, see how the game panned out before introducing him at half-time."

>Kenny McLean played with Darren Fletcher at the start of his international career and also spoke highly of the debutant.

>"I said to the lads after his first session, I could see something special in him, so I was glad that he'd got on," said the Norwich City midfielder.

>"In my first session with Scotland, Darren stood out a mile. Fortunately for us, his son is pretty similar. There's a lot of potential, it's about using him the right way."

>The Scotland party flies out to Florida on Sunday and there is a final warm-up game against Bolivia in New Jersey on Saturday 6 June.

>Having qualified for the World Cup finals for the first time since 1998, Scotland will take on Haiti, Morocco and Brazil in Group C.

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