Scotland World Cup squad: Manchester United starlet named as Billy Gilmour replacement

Manchester United midfielder Tyler Fletcher has been added to Scotland's World Cup squad.

During the archetypal fractional of Saturday's 4-1 triumph implicit Curacao, Billy Gilmour needed to beryllium withdrawn with a genu injury.

After Steve Clarke conceded that helium feared the worst implicit the Napoli midfielder's issue, it was confirmed that the 46-cap planetary would beryllium ruled retired of the World Cup.

With Clarke lacking experienced alternatives to Gilmour, helium was near to determine connected a fig of younger options.

On Sunday morning, it was announced that Fletcher had been selected arsenic Gilmour's replacement.

Who is Tyler Fletcher?

Fletcher - the lad of Man United and Scotland fable Darren Fletcher - was lone introduced for his planetary debut astatine fractional clip of Saturday's game.

Furthermore, the 19-year-old lone has 1 outing for Scotland's Under-21s nether his belt, emphasising his deficiency of know-how connected this stage.

A full of 17 minutes person been accumulated crossed 2 Premier League appearances for Man United, with a 16-minute outing coming connected the last time of the run against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Meanwhile, Fletcher racked up 18 appearances successful Premier League 2 during 2025-26, and completed the 90 minutes successful each 3 of the Red Devils' fixtures successful this season's EFL Trophy.

Clarke volition presumption Fletcher arsenic backup for the defensive-midfield, central-midfield and attacking-midfield roles.

What adjacent for Scotland and Fletcher?

Scotland are owed to alert to the United States implicit the coming days up of a pre-World Cup affable against Bolivia connected Saturday.

There volition past beryllium a week until their archetypal World Cup fixture for 28 years, a potentially-pivotal showdown against Haiti.

Games with Morocco and Brazil pursuing that opener arsenic the Tartan Army bid to gain a spot successful the past 32.