Steve Clarke admitted his alarm watching Nathan Patterson being carried away on a stretcher at Hampden - but hopes the right-back will be back before long.
The Scotland star was forced off early in Wednesday night's dazzling 3-0 win over Ukraine in the Nations League, a bitter blow for the 20-year-old after ankle surgery put his fledgling Everton career on hold last season. And now he's suffered a fresh setback after sustaining what appeared to be a knee issue.
Clarke revealed he's waiting on an assessment from his medical team over the only negative from a highly impressive night for Scotland, who romped to victory thanks to John McGinn and a Lyndon Dykes double. The manager was thrilled by his team's performance but has his fingers crossed that 20-year-old Everton star Patterson hasn't been hit with another serious injury.
