Euro 2020. Manchester United's Scott McTominay is a key player at the Premier League runners-up yet is currently shoehorned into a back three rather than being given the freedom of the Scotland midfield when in dark blue.
Clarke has made no secret of his desire to eventually move the 24-year-old into his own engine room when he's settled on a proper back-line.
But after the Europa League Final against Villarreal for his club side there is hardly any merit left to leaving him shackled at centre-back.
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