Scott McTominay has been kept separate from the rest of the Scotland squad with the midfielder a doubt for their World Cup opener against Haiti.
McTominay missed training on Thursday at Scotland’s base in Charlotte as he deals with an upset stomach, and was not on the team bus as it arrived at a hotel in Boston ahead of Saturday night’s fixture.
The Napoli midfielder was instead accompanied by a doctor as a precautionary measure as Steve Clarke looks to avoid the possibility of the illness spreading through his squad.
The 29-year-old shapes as a key figure at the World Cup as Clarke’s side look to navigate out of a tough group also including Brazil and Morocco.
Fellow midfielder Kenny McLean is hopeful that McTominay will be able to feature as Scotland return to the World Cup for the first time in 28 years.
“Hopefully that doesn't spread,” McLean said of the illness. “Fingers crossed Scott will be fine. I'm sure he will be.
"I don't need to speak too much on him, everyone knows how big he is. It's a team effort and always will be, but when you have special, special players like that you want them to be available. I'm sure he will be."
The clash with Haiti at Boston Stadium in Foxborough will kick off in the early hours of Sunday morning Scottish time, though a healthy contingent of fans have travelled to the United States to support the side.
Injured midfielder Billy Gilmour has also arrived in Boston to support the squad having had his hopes of featuring in the World Cup ended by a cruelly-timed injury sustained in the warm-up fixture against Curacao.
“He obviously wants to experience things around the lads and also in and around the city with the fans and soak in the atmosphere,” McLean said.
"He deserves so much more but there is going to be so much more opportunity for Billy. I know it's not what he wants to hear right now but there will be.
"What an amazing talent, what an amazing young man and it will be good to see him."
