Former Scotland boss Alex McLeish is a big fan of Bournemouth midfielder Ryan Fraser.

After watching Gordon Strachan's team labour to a 1-1 draw with Canada on Wednesday – a match Fraser missed with a knee injury -–McLeish is convinced the stage is set for the 23-year-old flyer to lift his country out of the doldrums.

He told the Daily Echo: "I have no doubt Ryan can be the man to inject some life into this Scotland side.

"He has taken his game by the scruff of the neck this season and imposed himself on his opponents.

"You do not want a wide man to just be defending all the time. You expect them to take the attack to the opposition and Ryan has really done that this season.

"He has been fantastic and I am so proud to see a fellow Scotsman doing what he has done."