Spain captain Rodri swerved the brutal Scotland criticism which provoked such a strong reaction during his petulant post match interview when speaking to the Spanish media - as he PRAISED Steve Clarke's heroes.
Scott McTominay’s double claimed a historic 2-0 win to hand Scotland the advantage in Group A and with Norway held to a 1-1 draw in Georgia the Tartan Army are already dreaming of another tournament after a perfect start to qualification.
Scotland may be in pole position, but Spanish skipper Rodri refused to give Clarke's side any credit after the full-time whistle in a raging post-match debrief.
The Manchester City midfielder accused the Hampden heroes of diving and time wasting antics and claiming that their approach to the game had been “rubbish" in a brutal post-match TV takedown immediately after the match.