Stephen Kenny's main concern is selection not new-look Scotland

Stephen Kenny does not appear to be buying into the hype that Scotland are a changed and much-improved side compared to the team that lined out in Dublin during the summer.

Ireland enjoyed a relatively easy night at the office back in June when the sides met at the Aviva Stadium, with Kenny's charges coasting to a 3-0 victory.

Scotland were lambasted by their own media as a result of the performance and the manner of the defeat to an Irish side that was labelled "spectacularly limited".

However, Steve Clarke’s side bounced back with a comprehensive victory over Armenia following the Dublin debacle, while they really hit their stride on Wednesday night as they beat Ukraine 3-0 with a complete performance, dominating throughout the Hampden Park clash.

No doubt, they will bring real confidence into the game that is being billed as a revenge encounter at Hampden Park on Saturday night, and the assembled Scottish media were keen to get the Ireland manager’s take on how things might proceed at the historic Glasgow arena.

"Scotland have been very good since Steve Clarke took charge and qualified for the Euros," said Kenny, speaking at the press conference. "They’ve consistently been good, so anything we get, we know we’ll definitely have to earn it."

However, Kenny was not in agreement with the local journalist when asked if he felt that Scotland were a different proposition to the side that they faced in the Dublin game.

"They came into the game on the back of a win, either side of us they beat Armenia home and away so they had some good results then as well," said Kenny. "So I don’t necessarily think that’s the case to be honest.

"It was the same midfield that they had in Dublin really," countered Kenny, when asked whether his