GORDN Strachan today told Scotland match winner Chris Martin he has joined some illustrious company - after the striker was booed by members of the Tartan Army after coming on against Slovenia.

The Fulham forward scored an 88th minute winner in the Russia 2018 qualifier at Hampden last night to secure a dramatic and important 1-0 victory for his country.

However, his strike came just six minutes after the national team's own supporters had reacted angrily to him replacing James Morrison.

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Strachan, whose side is now just two points behind second-placed Slovakia in their section, has assured the forward that some legendary players have suffered identical abuse before him

"Chris is in good company because they booed Kenny Dalglish, Gary McAllister and Alan Hansen," he said.

"How's that for company? He must be some player. It’s a great club to be in. If you can wind up with them, it’s fantastic.

"Seriously, though, Chris gets a good reception from his team mates and the staff. That's why we pick him.

“The goal was a sweet moment for him in particular, and the players. Because I think everybody knows we deserved to win that game tonight so it was a sweet moment for anybody who wanted to enjoy the victory with us.

"Anybody who gave us a thought, who wanted us to win tonight. It doesn’t matter what age, whatever you do, that was for them.

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"Some people can’t see it with Chris which is understandable. If you don’t understand the game then you have a problem understanding what players are all about.”

Meanwhile, Strachan singled out Stuart Armstrong, the Celtic midfielder who was named man of the Match after making his first appearance for Scotland, for special praise.

“Stuart Armstrong was the best Scottish debut I’ve ever seen," he said. "He did well, but there were other guys who were special as well. We needed special performances because we were up against a very good and very physical side."

Strachan, who would almost certainly have lost his job as manager if his side had failed to beat Slovenia, rated the performance as the best of his four year tenure.

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"It was probably the best they have played under me," he said. "Everything went very well, considering we were giving away height and strength. They had to be at their best. We got that.

“Struggling to deal with the fact we weren’t ahead at half-time could have been a problem but it wasn’t. We had to get used to it for a bit when Griff (Leigh Griffiths) went off ,but we overcame that and came again."