Scotland No2 Mark McGhee is delighted with the goalscoring form of Sunderland striker Steven Fletcher.
Fletcher netted his first goals since December in the Black Cats' 3-1 win over Stoke to end a 10-month scoring drought.
McGhee believes the former Hibernian frontman's return to form is perfectly timed as Scotland shape up for their second Euro 2016 qualifier at Ibrox.
"If we'd had a game three weeks ago when Stevie wasn't even in the Sunderland squad, then you imagine that he would have come here with a totally different outlook," said McGhee as he spoke to the media at the team's Mar Hall base.
"But now he has arrived feeling great about himself. Could that sway minds in terms of selection? Absolutely.
"Gordon will consider all sorts of criteria when picking his team but how a player is doing at any particular time is vital to that.
"When we're scouting the guys, we don't write up reports based on how a player was doing six weeks ago. We watch them the game before an international and it is the current form, current state of mind and current fitness that is relevant to us."
