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McManus is honoured by skipper call

3 months ago 26th Mar 16:28

McManus takes the armband in the absence of regular captain Barry Ferguson.

Barry Ferguson will resume the role on his return to the side.

As a player you look forward to playing in all sorts of games and I'm looking forward to Wednesday night.

Despite losing a total of seven players to injury - including four from Old Firm rivals Rangers - McManus is focussing on getting the Burley era off to a winning start.

Burley is hoping Wednesday's match against Croatia can help go a long way to help prepare for the first World Cup qualifier in September.

The Scotland boss has two more games before taking on Macedonia and feels Croatia will provide a stern test.

Burley will fine tune his line-up with friendly matches against the Czech Republic in Prague on 30 May and Northern Ireland at Hampden Park on 20 August.

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