Scotland Under-21 boss Scot Gemmill may come across as the quiet man of football but winger Chris Cadden insists he will have no trouble firing up his side to face England.

The young Scots face the Auld Enemy at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium in Friday night's Euro 2019 qualifier.

Gemmill has previously opted against making bold predictions ahead of the clash, saying he prefers to let his players' feet do the talking.

Cadden says his tight-lipped approach should not be mistaken for a lack of passion and believes Gemmill will make sure his team are just as well prepared for the fixtures as they were for last month's surprise win over Holland.

"The gaffer is very passionate and that rubs off on his players," said the Motherwell wideman. "He knows the pride involved when you play for Scotland.

"He's always making sure all the boys have that pride - and we all do. Each of us goes out and plays like our lives depend on it.

"Scot might not be hyping us up outside but in the changing room he is always telling us we have quality and he's right."

Cadden continued: "Just look at Oliver Burke, he's just moved to West Brom for £15m so he's going to be a decent player.

"We know England will have to be at the top of their game to beat us. Before the Holland game everybody was saying that the Dutch were a really good team.

"But the boys were full of confidence and believed we could get a result."

He added: "We had a game plan which the gaffer put together and we trusted in it. We executed it perfectly and ended up winning 2-0.

"The gaffer has already told us he's got a plan for England and if we execute this one the same as we did against Holland then there's no reason why we can't get three points off England as well."