Hearts hero Craig Gordon not finished yet, says Motherwell keeper Liam Kelly as he dismisses Scotland 'changing of the guard'

Motherwell goalkeeper Liam Kelly is in a battle to become Scotland No.1 for this week's Euro 2024 qualifiers with Zander Clark and Angus Gunn.

But the Fir Park skipper says those writing off Craig Gordon's Scotland career are getting ahead of themselves as he insisted there's still plenty of life left in the injured shot-stopper.

Hearts star Gordon has been ruled out long-term after a horror double-leg break on Christmas Eve in the Jambos' 2-2 draw with Dundee United and the 40-year-old is trying to fight his way back to fitness.

The talk this week has been about uncapped trio Kelly, Clark and Gunn, but the notion of 'a changing of the guard' has been dismissed by Kelly, as he seeks his first caps for his country in Saturday's clash with Cyprus and next Tuesday's visit from Spain.

The 27-year-old said: “I understand your question but I wouldn’t be ruling Craig Gordon out yet.

"I'm not so sure it's a changing of the guard.

“There’s an opportunity now because Craig is injured. It’s an opportunity to show what you can do and then we’ll see what the manager does. But I’m not sure about a changing of the guard. I think there’s still plenty of life left in Craig Gordon yet.

“It’s quite frightening how you see him move in training, to be honest.

"For his age he’s unbelievable. Him and Allan McGregor are probably the two best goalies I’ve worked with. That won’t change.”

Kelly has been called up for several camps in the past but a combination of Gordon and Jon McLaughlin have kept him kicking his heels.

Asked what it would mean to get the nod from boss Steve Clarke, Kelly added: "It’s everything isn’t it? That’s why you start playing football when you are a wee guy.

"You don’t ever see it as a reality when you are growing up –