In Tbilisi, Scotland’s penultimate Euro 2024 qualifying match against Georgia ended in a last-gasp draw. Georgia’s attempts to sway the referee infuriated Scotland player Scott McTominay, who said: “The way they were acting was a disgrace… rolling around, crying like babies”

The midfielder for Manchester United, who netted his eighth goal of the qualification campaign in the 2-2 tie, said his team was always attempting to sway the referee.

McTominay was infuriated by the stop-start game, which resulted in 32 fouls, six yellow cards, and a brawl in each half.

Every game at this level is important, and they obviously have some very, really talented football players, but tonight I thought their behavior was a disgrace in terms of upsetting the referee as well.

“Every game at this level is big, and obviously they have got some really, really good footballers but tonight I thought the way they were acting was a disgrace in terms of provoking the referee as well,” he told Viaplay.

“Anyway, that’s football and that’s sometimes the way it goes. We have to keep our heads but it’s difficult.

“There’s some disappointed people in the dressing room but I feel like it’s something we can build on after coming back twice.

“They should do something about people pretending that they’re injured when they’re not.

“It’s a difficult one to call but rolling around, crying like babies all afternoon is not football.

“For us we just wanted to get on with the game and play and do our best. Whereas the other side was provoking the referee a lot.”