Manchester United youngster given late call-up to Scotland World Cup squad

Manchester United youngster Tyler Fletcher has been given a late call-up to Scotland's World Cup squad after Billy Gilmour had to pull out injured.The 19-year-old debuted internationally as a halftime substitute in Saturday's 4-1 friendly victory against Curacao at Hampden.Gilmour damaged his knee in a first-half incident, which led to his withdrawal from the squad later that evening.Son of former United midfielder Darren Fletcher, Tyler has been given the call-up despite only coming off the bench twice for the Red Devils. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Fletcher joined the training squad last week after being selected by Steve Clarke, alongside Hearts duo James Wilson and Liam McFarlane and Dundee defender Luke Graham.Clarke said at the time: It boosts our numbers for training given the staggered arrivals of those who are still playing domestically - and it allows us to take a closer look at some boys who are on our radar.Commenting on Gilmour's injury, he said: I am devastated for Billy because he has been an integral part of our World Cup qualifying campaign.The timing of this injury is so, so cruel, and we all feel for him.LATEST SPORTS NEWSOver 750 arrested and 219 people injured after PSG Champions League celebrationsPSG star takes swipe at Arsenal after winning Champions League for second timeParis descends into chaos immediately after PSG beat Arsenal in Champions League finalHe knows what we all think of him as a footballer and a person and while no words will give him any comfort, I am certain Billy will have many major tournaments ahead of him in the future.Gilmour's teammate at Napoli, Scott McTominay, shared his support for his fellow countryman, saying: Absolutely devastated for you brother. Football is a cruel game, and you don't deserve this. Keep your head up. The players, staff and country love you.Discussing the impact Fletcher made when he came on against Curacao, Clarke said: Everybody was impressed.The players were impressed, the coaching staff were impressed, I had no doubts.I actually thought about putting him on as Billy came off, but I just thought I'd have a little look, see how the game panned out before introducing him at half-time.Kenny McLean echoed his manager's thoughts, saying the youngster has a lot of potential.He shared: I said to the lads after his first session, I could see something special in him, so I was glad that he got on.In my first session with Scotland, Darren stood out a mile. Fortunately for us, his son is pretty similar. There's a lot of potential; it's about using him the right way.Scotland will feature in their first World Cup since 1998, where they will face Haiti, Morocco and Brazil in Group C.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter