Jordan Pickford has made a ‘best environment’ confession ahead of England’s match against Scotland, admitting that it will be a ‘difficult game’.

Steve Clarke and his soldiers will welcome the Auld Enemy to Hampden Park tomorrow night for a 150th anniversary friendly match. Both teams are top of their respective Euro 2024 qualification groups, with Gareth Southgate’s men dropping their perfect record with a draw against Ukraine. They came back from a goal down to earn a draw, while the Dark Blues overcame Cyprus on the road to make it five wins in a row.That result puts Scotland on the cusp of qualification and they could actually have their sport at Germany next summer confirmed by full-time in Mount Florida tomorrow night if results in their section go in their favour. There may not be any points up for grabs in Tuesday’s meeting under the lights but both sides know it will be competitve with the Tartam Army and visiting fans both demanding success from their respective sides.

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“When I was in the Under-21s, the 2-2 at Hampden Park, the lads thought that was the best atmosphere they had played in,” the Everton and England No1 said ahead of the match in Glasgow’s south side.

“Scotland is in good form, leading their Eurogroup. It’s a friendly, but it’ll be competitive against a strong team.

“You want that competition if you don’t have qualifiers; you want to be in matches where you can learn and gain something, going into a hostile crowd, different football experiences, things you should thrive on.”