Jose Mourinho says Scotland should play Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay in defence tonight against Euro opponents England.

Mourinho believes it would allow Scotland to unleash Chelsea ace Billy Gilmour in the centre instead.

He told talkSPORT: “Steve [Clarke] deserves all the respect and the last thing I want to do here is be the smart one, it's just my opinion like anybody else who listens to this show.

“The fact McTominay can play in defence, he's faster than Grant Hanley and I think Scotland need speed against Sterling and Rashford – they're going to attack the space in the behind.

“Do you lose a very strong midfield player? Yes.

“But [Stuart] Armstrong and [John] McGinn are good players who are intense and recover balls and the kid, Gilmour, he will give them a focal point because he wants the ball all the time.

“You can look at his body and think, 'they're going to smash him', but they're only going to smash him if they arrive on time, and he is very good and very quick on the ball.

“And often, if a player wants to come in and smash him, they will arrive too late, he's already gone."

He added: “So if Scotland play five at the back with Scott in the back-five, they can bring in the kid to play in midfield, and that would help against England's pace."