Scotland coach Steve Clarke has no concerns about Kieran Tierney's lack of action with Arsenal.

The former Celtic defender has found appearances with the Premier League leaders hard to come by and hasn't started a league game since Boxing Day.

But Clarke says that's part of being at a successful club and praised Tierney for not following his example.

The Scotland manager said: “Kieran understands it's one of the things you have to deal with at a top-level club.

“I've spoken to him and he's handling the situation well.

“I had it myself as a player. In the early days at Chelsea it was a little bit easier, but once the foreign influence started and better players arrived, you find yourself at a level where you're maybe not selected for every game.

“You've got to deal with that and that's what he's doing. You have to be a good pro and work as hard as you can.

“I actually had six months where I let myself down. I didn't train or work as hard as I could to be in the team when Bobby Campbell was the manager.

“Thankfully, I saw the error of my ways, knuckled down and got back in.

“Everyone deals with these situations differently. If I could go back to when team selection was wobbling a little bit, I'd do it differently.

"So I can pass that experience on to people now, give them the benefit of my situation. You try to impart that knowledge to players who are experiencing something similar.

“You can say, 'Look, I made an a*** of myself there, be careful what you're doing, do the right thing'.

“I saw I wasn't going anywhere and had to knuckle down. That's what I did and I ended up with a pretty decent career.

“But you have a choice. Run, try elsewhere or stick it out.

“Kieran's good enough to play at the EPL's highest level. He should knuckle down, see out the season like the good professional he is and see what the summer brings."