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ERIN CUTHBERT: My pal Billy Gilmour showed exactly why Thomas Tuchel trusted him in Chelsea's Champions League squad... now he can shine for Scotland at Euro 2020

Erin Cuthbert has backed Billy Gilmour to cap his rapid rise by running Scotland’s midfield at Euro 2020 if called upon.

The national team duo have a remarkably similar back story, both hailing from Ayrshire and signing for Rangers as youths before joining Chelsea.

The pair have worked their way into the first teams with club and country and both reached the Champions League final this season with the Stamford Bridge club.

Billy Gilmour has been backed to shine at this summer's Euro 2020 by club-mate Erin Cuthbert

Cuthbert’s side lost 4-0 to Barcelona in Gothenburg but the attacker watched in delight as 19-year-old Gilmour picked up a winner’s medal as the Blues beat Manchester City 1-0.