Kieran Tierney's hilarious Scotland initiation trick revealed as Arsenal star leads Craig Halkett welcome

In-form Kieran Tierney has taken on the role of leader for leader for both club and country this season.

He has excelled for both Scotland and Arsenal this term with the World Cup in Qatar and a Champions League return on his mind.

However, he has also taken on a leadership behind the scenes on Scotland duty.

Craig Gordon has revealed the cheeky trick the left-back used to welcome Craig Halkett to his first international training session.

And Gordon concedes he was left in no uncertain terms that it was a step up from the Scottish Premiership following a nutmeg moments after getting started at The Oriam.

When asked about his Hearts team-mate, Gordon said: "It's very daunting, especially when KT (Tierney) rolled the ball through his legs after 30 seconds.

"That wasn't the introduction he was looking for but he's been excellent.

"He's certainly done well in training to put himself in the manager's thoughts.

"Hopefully he gets the cap that his performances for Hearts have deserved so far.

"I'm very pleased for him. He's had a great season, been great to play alongside. He's really developing as a top-quality centre-back. His consistently levels have been outstanding. He's maturing all the time.

"He's been a real leader in the backline at Hearts. Hopefully he can make that step up."