Lawrence Shankland has not given up on his World Cup dream despite missing out on the current squad poised to face Greece and Belarus in European qualifying Group C. Steve Clarke decided to stick with the same strikers who helped his side draw in Denmark and win away to Belarus in last month's opening games of the campaign. As the Scotland squad prepare to host Greece on Thursday, Hearts striker Shankland was picking up his Scottish Premiership player of the month award.
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Lawrence Shankland was avoiding title talk as he was named Scottish Premiership player of the month, the Hearts striker saying his side are "just enjoying where we are now". "It is a great start," Shankland told Sky Sports. "Obviously off the back of last season, there was a lot of frustration, so I think the boys are just enjoying it, where we are now."
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