Ross McCrorie sets Scotland target as Aberdeen teammate Lewis Ferguson shows the path to Steve Clarke plans

Ross McCrorie is back in tow with old pal Lewis Ferguson at Aberdeen - now the Pittodrie ace reckons with a bit of luck he will be slipstreaming his mate into the Scotland squad too.

The pair first grew close during their days together in the Rangers youth academy only to go their separate ways when Ferguson was forced to move on to Hamilton for first-team action as McCrorie progressed through the Ibrox ranks.

They’re back together now, though, having both moved to Pittodrie and have even been reunited in a midfield partnership under new Dons boss Jim Goodwin, who has pushed McCrorie forward from the defensive role he was filling under previous gaffer Stephen Glass.

But while they friends are shoulder to shoulder on the pitch, it’s Fergie who is streaking ahead when it comes to international honours.

He won his third cap on Tuesday night as he made his first international start for Steve Clarke’s team in the 2-2 draw with Vienna.

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McCrorie was a stalwart at Under-21 level, even skippering Scot Gemmill’s young team, but his sole involvement with the full squad came way back in October 2020 when he was called-up for the Nations League clashes with Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

But the versatile