
STEVEN Naismith last night compared Nathan Patterson to his old Rangers and Scotland team mate Alan Hutton and backed the Everton right back to hit top form if he gets the nod to face Ukraine in the Qatar 2022 play-off semi-final.
Patterson has been sidelined since suffering an ankle injury that required surgery in training at the start of last month and was a surprise inclusion in Steve Clarke’s 28 man squad for the June internationals when it was announced last week.