Darren Fletcher wants Hampden "rocking" for the visit of Lithuania as Scotland aim to make the national stadium a "fortress" during their World Cup qualifying campaign.

Scotland go into their first home qualifier on a high following their 5-1 triumph in Malta and Fletcher wants to see that reflected in the stands.

The captain knows there will be difficult moments against an improving Lithuania side but he has urged both his team-mates and the Tartan Army to take the initiative on Saturday.

"The expectations should be that we go and win the game," the West Brom midfielder said. "Our fans expect a lot of us and that's great.

"But the biggest thing is to get behind us and support us and help us achieve that. We need everyone pushing together.

"We need Hampden rocking, we need to make it a fortress, a place that teams don't like to come. That's a combination of us going out there and setting a tempo and the fans getting behind us as well.

"Look, we are going in to win the game as we do every game. We have always got a game plan to win. We are expected to win and to take the game to the opposition, and we will do that, but we do have to be cautious as well. It's a long 90 minutes."

Fletcher will make his 75th international appearance against the team that were on the receiving end of his first Scotland goal.

The then 19-year-old volleyed home the only goal of a tight contest in October 2003, which set up a European Championship play-off against Holland.

"It's one of five goals so it's high up there, to score on your home debut, to come off the bench and score a winner to take you to the play-offs, it was a fantastic moment.

"I look back on it with great pride when I see it. And hopefully there are many more moments.

"I will look back on these things at the end of my career. It's all about qualifying, that's what all my energy and focus are going on."

The former Manchester United midfielder hopes some of the younger talent in the squad can emulate his impact against Lithuania with the likes of Callum Paterson, Oliver Burke, Barrie McKay, John McGinn and Kieran Tierney all looking to make their first competitive home appearance.

"It's about us letting them be themselves, and let the older players and management and staff take all the pressure and give them a platform to express themselves and show everyone what good players they are," the 32-year-old said.

"We will tell whoever is selected to go and enjoy themselves and make a mark for themselves, and hopefully one of them can do what I did.

"It will give you great confidence because it gave me great confidence early in my career and definitely helped me at club level and international level."