‘I got to Manchester at 4.30am after my train was abandoned – the trip was worth it to get Scott McTominay to play for Scotland’ Alex McLeish on his efforts to secure the Napoli star’s international allegiance

The pull of the Scotland national job is clear to Alex McLeish, with the 67-year-old twice having jumped at the chance to lead his country.

His first stint came in 2007 and was an offer he could not turn down, even if it came earlier than his career than he had originally planned.

A second spell came 11 years later in 2018 and although, as was the case with his first stint, it proved to be brief, the Tartan Army are still benefitting from one vital, exhausting act of service from McLeish.

McLeish on Scotland and his McTominay pilgrimage

Alex McLeish has enjoyed two spells as Scotland boss (Image credit: PA Images)

McLeish's first spell as Scotland boss came after a four-and-a-half-year stint in charge of Rangers, during which time he won two Scottish Premier Leagues, a pair of Scottis