Rodri's 'rubbish' Scotland rant even had BOLOGNA stars laughing as Lewis Ferguson reveals hilarity at Man City star's huff

Scotland managed to rattle Champions League hero Rodri last time round.

Now their task is halting fellow Manchester City Treble winner and free-scoring phenomenon Erling Haaland. Steve Clarke’s Euro 2024 shock troops sit top of Group A in the wake of wins over Cyprus and Spain. Next up is Haaland’s Norway on Saturday evening and then a home clash with Georgia a week tonight.

Scotland beat the Spaniards 2-0 at Hampden last time out, which triggered a fiery blast from Rodri. He might be on top of the world after Saturday’s club triumph over Inter Milan but in the last qualifying double-header Scotland left his national side on the floor. The City star, rather than giving Clarke’s boys credit for their success, slaughtered their tactics and time-wasting approach. It sent tongues wagging and Lewis Ferguson admits many of his Bologna team-mates were asking him about Rodri’s outburst when he returned to training.

The Scotland midfielder said: “When I went back in, some of the boys had seen the result and had asked me how the game had gone. Rodri made his comments and my team-mates were basically laughing at what he had said.

“I told them we played well but, of course, we time-wasted. Who wouldn’t when you are 2-0 up against Spain? It is normal. It was our biggest result in a long time. I can’t remember a better result than that. It’s not as if we sat in and robbed them because we played really well and that adds to it. The performance was brilliant.”

Ferguson knows Norway have made a slow start to Group A by their standards but is well aware they will fancy their chances of getting back in the qualifying mix. Talk of their quality always turns to Haaland but the former Aberdeen star reckons they boast a number of threats.

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