Russell Martin has warned Robert Lewandowski that Scotland won't be holding back in any challenges against Poland tomorrow night.

Martin defended his team-mate Gordon Greer's challenge on Lewandowski in last year's 2-2 draw between the countries in Warsaw, and said that if an opportunity presents itself to repeat the feat at Hampden then the Scots won't be passing it up.

The Poland striker has been publicly complaining of the treatment he received from Greer in the game, claiming the Brighton man's "brutal" challenge broke his shinguard, but Martin insists that the challenge wasn't even a foul.

"It was a great tackle," Martin said.

"As a defender now it's harder to make those tackles early on in the game.

"People always talk about - it's quite an old school thing now - getting an early tackle in, letting them know they're in a game.

"You run the risk of getting booked or sent off now with the way the game has gone in terms of physicality.

"That tackle was a great tackle, it wasn't even a free-kick, so if we get the chance to do that again on Thursday then I'm sure someone will take it."

Lewandowski has also spoken of his respect for Scotland's style of play and Martin understandably repaid the compliment to a player who has scored 12 goals in four games for Bayern, including five in nine minutes against Wolfsburg.

Martin is looking forward to stopping the top scorer in the European Championship qualifiers, who has notched 10 goals, as Scotland seek the result they need to retain hope of making the play-offs.

"He's one of the best I've played against," he said. "His goal record speaks for itself... and the form he is in at the minute.

"But as a defender I always look at strikers' attributes, where you can affect them and try to influence him throughout the game.

"Players like him and (Thomas) Muller and (Mario) Gotze for Germany who are in our group are all in that top five or six in Europe

"It's up to us to stop him. I relish challenges like that, I enjoy playing against players like that.

"It's what I have worked so hard for throughout my career - to test yourself against players like that.

"We're doing it week in, week out in the Premier League at the minute and this will be no different. It's a challenge I'm looking forward to."