Head coach Steve Clarke maintains a cautious stance on Scotland winger Ben Doak before the Nations League match against Poland.

However, the Liverpool youngster, on-loan with Middlesbrough, may not start against Nations League opponents Poland. Clarke said of potentially letting down fans by benching the teen, "Yeah, they would be - that's my job.

Scotland head coach Steve Clarke admits it might be too much for Ben Doak to start a second match in four days as he considers changes to his team for Monday’s must-win clash in Poland. Doak was the star performer against Croatia on Friday with his run and cross leading to John McGinn’s

Steve Clarke dropped a bombshell in Warsaw when he admitted he could drop Ben Doak for Scotland’s must win match with Poland. The national boss admitted during a pre-match media conference at the National Stadium that Doak is not certain to keep hold of his starting place may just three days after the youngster’s man of the match display in Friday night’s 1-0 win over Croatia.

From Stuttgart to Warsaw isn’t a huge distance but Steve Clarke has come a long way since a sore night for Scotland against Hungary and such a damaging one as far as his own reputation was concerned.