Scotland manager Gordon Strachan says he will wait until Darren Fletcher is fully ready before selecting him for international duty.
The 29-year old midfielder is closing in on a return to Manchester United's senior team after recovering from a chronic bowel condition but Strachan insists he will not put any pressure on him from a Scotland point of view.
"I was always confident he could come back," said Strachan.
"I think we just leave Darren for now. The thing I'm looking for is his first game with the United first team.
"Can he help us? Obviously. But we leave him till then. We have nothing to do with it apart from phoning up and seeing how he is.
"When he has played that first United game we should celebrate that. Then we take it from there.
"By just standing out there he can make a difference. But in saying that the people in the midfield have been terrific.
"They've set a great standard. Like the standard at Manchester United - Darren has to get back to that standard first.
"Our central midfield players have done very well but I'm sure they'll be delighted to have Darren putting them under pressure."
