| Among the squad were Garry Kenneth, Danny Grainger, Keith Watson, David Robertson and Danny Swanson, and, although the manager insists there won’t be wholesale changes following Saturday’s loss at Kilmarnock, he’s looking for his fringe men to maintain a high standard.
“I’m not going down there with a view to changing the team drastically,” said Craig.
“But the guys who are taking part today need to know they have to be at the top of their game as it’s very important they are ready to play if called upon.”
For Watson, it’s a case of continuing his recovery from injury. The young defender, who has been plagued by knee trouble over the past few seasons, was pencilled in for a run after suffering a slight knock in the same area.
Along with midfielder Scott Robertson, who has been called into the Scotland squad for tomorrow’s glamour friendly against Argentina at Hampden, several other United men are on international duty this week.
Keeper Lukasz Zaluska is in the Polish squad, defender Mihael Kovacevic is with Switzerland, striker Warren Feeney is on duty for Northern Ireland and fellow-frontman David Goodwillie is in the Scotland Under-21 party for the game against Northern Ireland at Hamilton tonight. |
