Scotland manager Steve Clarke has defended playing Andy Robertson at right wing-back in the loss to Denmark on Wednesday.

A depleted Tartan Army were blown away in the World Cup qualifier as Denmark collected an important 2-0 victory.

Defending his decision to start Robertson at right wing-back to cover for the absence of both Stephen O'Donnell and Nathan Patterson, Clarke insisted: "I think the decision was always hard. But I don't think that was the sole cause of our problems in the first half.

"I thought we defended too deep, we weren't brave enough on the back line, which made the midfield area too big for our boys to get close to the ball.

"In the second half, we got the line right, we had a little bit more aggression in our press. And we found ourselves in the game. On the night, the best team won. They blew us away a little bit with the intensity of their start.

"Obviously conceding two goals in quick succession like that made it a long night for us. We showed character in the second half, played better, but it was a disappointing night.

"We expected a high-energy start, that's what we got, that's what we faced. But we could have done better on both goals conceded.

"That's probably the most disappointing part. Because we didn't give ourselves a platform in the game. It took us 30 minutes to get a feel for it. And by that time the game had gone beyond our reach."