Fletcher's remarkable Scotland World Cup call after 17 minutes for Man Utd

Fletcher's remarkable Scotland World Cup call after 17 minutes for Man Utd Image source, SNSImage caption, Tyler Fletcher made his Scotland debut in Saturday's friendly win over CuracaoBySimon StoneManchester United reporterPublished2 minutes agoIt's amazing how life works out sometimes.The Fletcher family were due to go to the World Cup anyway this summer.With dad Darren's Manchester United Under-18s team completing an encouraging campaign with the frustration of losing both the FA Youth Cup and Premier League Under-18s final and twin sons Tyler and Jack both starting the Premier League 2 final loss to Brighton, there might have been a lingering sense of irritation as the family travelled around the United States to watch Scotland's matches.Not anymore.After just two senior substitute appearances, totalling 17 minutes, 16 of which came on the final day of the Premier League season at Brighton, Tyler Fletcher has got the World Cup call from Steve Clarke.It is a quite incredible turn of events, reminiscent of when United's Norman Whiteside was called into Northern Ireland World Cup squad in 1982, also after just two senior appearances.Clarke's shock choice says everything about the professionalism, diligence and work ethic Fletcher showed in training. That is what earned him a place on the bench for the pre-tournament friendly with Curacao after he was called into Clarke's training camp last week, mainly to get an indication of what is required at international level. Once there, Fletcher made a hugely positive impression on Scotland's coaches.Then, when Billy Gilmour suffered the first-half injury that had such devastating personal consequences for the Napoli man, Fletcher was only held back as his immediate replacement through an element of caution on Clarke's part.Fletcher's performance when he did come on at half-time was full of maturity.This did not come as a surprise to any of the youth coaches who have wo...