Steve Clarke speaks about historic England-Scotland rivalry

Steve Clarke spoke about Scotland's clash with England at Wembley prior to Euro 2020 kicking off, describing how much the rivalry means and what it's like to be on the winning side.

After a five-year spell at St Mirren, Clarke spent 11 years playing as a defender for Chelsea, winning the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Once his playing career came to an end he moved into coaching, working under Jose Mourinho at Chelsea before taking manager roles at West Brom, Reading and Kilmarnock.

Scotland came calling in 2019 and Clarke wasted little time improving them as the nation qualified for Euro 2020 in dramatic style, beating both Israel and Serbia on penalties.

The Scots lost their opening game to the Czech Republic but Friday's clash with England at Wembley offers the perfect chance for them to get back on track.

When asked about spending most of his career thus far in England, Clarke said: "I think the banter is always going to be there - it’s a historic game of football. It's very historic, it goes back a long way, it means a lot.

"And people say it doesn't mean a lot to the English, but having worked in England I know it means a lot to the English; they don’t want to lose to Scotland.

"And it’s the same the other way around. You know how passionate we are, and how much we enjoy beating the English. It hasn’t happened too much recently. But I’ve been part of squads that beat England - I remember Richard Gough’s header at Hampden [Park] for a 1-0.

"I was sitting on the bench, I didn’t get on the pitch. But it’s always nice to do it. And I think the English try to play it down a bit like: 'It’s just little Scotland,' but it means a lot to the English as well, so it should be a good game. Roll on June 18th!"