For the vast majority of the Tartan Army, the inclusion of Tyler Fletcher in Scotland’s World Cup squad came like a bolt from the dark blue. But for those who have watched him closely, guiding him on his journey as he has worked relentlessly to make the grade at Manchester United, the opportunity is just reward for a young talent who may well be going places, but who has his head screwed firmly to his shoulders.
As Academy director overseeing United’s world-renowned talent production line, Stephen Torpey knows a player when he sees one. And in Fletcher, he immediately identified someone who had all the qualities, both in terms of talent and application, to one day make the grade in one of football’s toughest finishing schools.
