Steve Clarke wants Scotland to turn Erling Haaland party poopers and have their own summer of celebration

Steve Clarke last night urged his Scotland stars to dredge up one last big push towards Euro 2024 - and then show Erling Haaland how to party this summer.

Clarke and his players arrived here in Norway on Friday night ahead of a crucial Group A showdown which could all but eliminate Haaland and his side from the race to the finals in Germany. A Scotland win would leave Clarke’s squad op of the section with nine points from nine after getting off to a blistering Hampden start with back-to-back victories over Cyprus and Spain.

And, with Norway taking only one point from a possible six, treble winner Haaland could be hit with one almighty end of season hangover following his heroics with Manchester City. The 22-year-old spent the start of the week tearing it up with Jack Grealish on a boozy bender to celebrate City’s historic campaign. And while Clarke was careful last night to remain non-committal when asked if the superstar striker may have over-indulged.

He said simply: “It doesn’t bother me. They enjoyed themselves – they won the Treble.”

But he insisted his own players will have every right to milk their own moment if they can bring the curtain down on the campaign with two more wins over Haaland’s Norway and then Georgia on Tuesday night. He said: “Yes, that’s what the summer’s for. You can enjoy your holidays. But before then, we have two big bits of business to get done - and hopefully they can do that.”

Clarke and his players arrived in sizzling conditions laer yesterday evening as Oslo basked in a summer heatwave of its own.

The lung-bursting conditions have been taken into consideration by UEFA with the possibility of water breaks being discussed ahead of an early evening kick-off. But Clarke insists his players