Former Scotland manager Alex McLeish would be tempted to call Billy Gilmour up to the senior squad.

The 18-year-old has burst onto the scene for Chelsea in recent weeks with consecutive man-of-the-match performances against Liverpool and Everton.

Gilmour was called-up to the Scotland U21 squad last week, but McLeish reckons he could be ready for the senior side.

"I think a lot of us have said before that if you are good enough you are old enough," he told the Daily Mail.

"Billy has had two man of the match awards against top teams.

"But no way am I going to interfere with Steve's selection for Israel or tell him who to pick.

"He has his own thoughts on it and maybe has a strategy in his head.

"After winning the last three Steve might not want to disturb the momentum by bringing in unfamiliar players. He probably won't want to rush Billy.

"Let's be honest, there is a glut of midfield players for the Scottish manager to pick from and a lot of them are at a good level doing well.

"But there's no question Gilmour has really caught the eye."