Steve Clarke has revealed how he had to persuade Kieran Tierney he was better than skipper Andy Robertson to convince the Arsenal ace to move to central defence and solve Scotland’s left-back conundrum.
The Scots boss has lifted the lid on his brainwave to ease the side’s defensive woes by creating a position for the man he now reckons is the best over-lapping central defender in the world.
It was only possible after a heart-to-heart in which he massaged Tierney’s ego.
