Aston Villa skipper John McGinn has praised Scotland teammate Ryan Porteous for silencing the boo boys.

Hibs defender Porteous has earned plenty of plaudits for his performance in his full debut for the national team. He made a crucial tackle late on to keep the score at 0-0 against Ukraine - a result that would help Scotland clinch top spot on Group B1 of the Nations League.

Asked about the result and Porteous' performance, McGinn told reporters: "It feels amazing.

"We were up against it, we had illness, we had injuries and the travel and three games in six days, so a lot of circumstances were going against us, but we stood tall and showed good character in the team.

"It shows you the strength in depth we have, we have top players around the country whether that is in the Premier League or in Scotland.

"We like to talk our game down, we like to talk our own players down, but we need to try to get away from that and try and support every player that comes and plays for the national team.

"There were a few boos when Ryan's name was read out the other night, which isn't acceptable and I was delighted for him.

"He has proved a lot of doubters wrong and, if it wasn't for him and Jack Hendry, we might not be in pot two for the Euro draw and in League A.

"So delighted for Ryan to shut a few critics up and hopefully moving forward we can get behind everyone no matter who they play for or how they are as a player."