Reds duo to miss Monday internationals

McTominay’s removal from the Scotland camp was the most recent to be confirmed, by the Scottish FA, on Sunday evening. 

It comes after our midfielder watched his national team clinch a play-off place with a 2-0 win in Moldova on Friday from home, having left Steve Clarke’s group ahead of the qualifier, due to a throat infection.

There was hope that Scott may be able to join back up with the team ahead of tonight’s match, their final game in the qualifying group, against pool winners Denmark at Hampden Park, but our no.39 has since dropped out of the squad and been replaced by Hibernian’s Ryan Porteous.

It meant that McTominay became the second Red forced to pull out of an international squad on Sunday, following on from Luke Shaw’s England withdrawal earlier in the day. 

Shaw had undergone tests and treatment following a concussion sustained in the Manchester derby, just over a week ago. 

The full-back missed England’s 5-0 victory over Albania on Friday evening and following the match at Wembley, manager Gareth Southgate said that it would be “very unlikely” that Shaw would be in the squad for tonight’s final Group I fixture in San Marino. 

It has since been confirmed that Shaw will not make the trip for the 19:45 GMT kick-off, in which England need at least a point to top the group and secure qualification for next year’s World Cup. 

The pair will both return to Carrington in due course as preparations step up for our return to action, this coming Saturday, when we visit Vicarage Road to take on Watford in the Premier League. 

Two Reds could still feature for their international sides on Monday though, including Harry Maguire, who netted England's opener in that win over Albania on Friday and could represent his nation again as they look to book their ticket to Qatar during that campaign finale in San Marino. 

Elsewhere on Monday, another United player that could be in action for his nation is young midfielder Ethan Galbraith. The 20-year-old, who watched the Green and White Army’s 1-0 victory over Lithuania from the bench last week, is in Ian Baraclough’s squad currently preparing to take on European champions Italy in their final Group C fixture, at Windsor Park.

Here is a reminder of the remaining November international fixtures that could involve our Reds...

MONDAY 15 NOVEMBER

Northern Ireland (Galbraith) v Italy – 19:45 GMT 
San Marino v England (Maguire) – 19:45 GMT

TUESDAY 16 NOVEMBER 

Cameroon v Ivory Coast (Bailly) – 19:00 GMT 
Argentina v Brazil (Fred) – 23:30 GMT