Callum McGregor brings Celtic durability to Scotland stage as Parkhead skipper jokes rest would be 'shock to the system'

Callum McGregor reckons Scotland will have new puzzles to solve in Krakow. But Steve Clarke’s midfield star is backing the squad to keep finding the correct answers to the batch of massive questions they are currently being asked.

Clarke ’s high-flyers jet out to Poland this afternoon with their mission crystal clear and the potential rewards tangible. Back-to-back wins over Ukraine and Republic of Ireland will have the troops bouncing on to the team flight.

In the past five days, McGregor and his team-mates have been posed problems. Against Ukraine, they needed to stay patient in a continental-style contest. Against Ireland, they did the same but also with additional fight and bite after Stephen Kenny’s team turned into more of a domestic scrap. Now it’s Ukraine again on foreign soil and McGregor knows there will be another set of challenges.

A fresh batch of teasers to solve as the Ukrainians attempt to come up with a new plan to overturn their 3-0 hammering at Hampden. But the Celtic captain has full belief in the boys to plot their way through and gain the necessary result to finish top of their Nations League group.

McGregor is among the senior figures intending to lead the way and said: “There’s always an element when you go away from home that the game will be different. But we just have to stay calm, find our way in the game early. And if they try something different, we have to try and figure that out early doors.

“We will need to get to grips with the game because it will be a different fixture to the one here last week. We just need to get to grips with it and find a solution. We understand the match is away and they will have some fans in the stadium but we have to go to Poland and continue with the