Snubbed Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths has hit back at international manager Gordon Strachan with a cheeky dig on Twitter.
The Scotland international changed his Twitter name to “#Shorty” after Strachan hinted that the Celtic ace was too small for his Scotland team.
Despite being on scorching form for Celtic in the Scottish Premiership for a number of seasons, Strachan left Griffiths out of his starting line-ups for the national side’s most recent matches, including a draw with Lithuania and a heavy defeat in Slovakia.
Strachan said: “In the 51 games in the Euros the first 19 goals were scored from set-plays. That means you have to have a certain amount of height on the field to defend corners.
“The (Scotland) team was a lot smaller at 2-0 than it was at 0-0 (in Slovakia) and the first corner kick we get after that, they score with a header. Does that help you with the certain amount of height that you have to have in my team? There’s absolutely no doubt about it.
Strachan said: “In the 51 games in the Euros the first 19 goals were scored from set-plays. That means you have to have a certain amount of height on the field to defend corners.
“The (Scotland) team was a lot smaller at 2-0 than it was at 0-0 (in Slovakia) and the first corner kick we get after that, they score with a header. Does that help you with the certain amount of height that you have to have in my team? There’s absolutely no doubt about it.
Strachan, who stands at 1.68 metres, won 50 caps for Scotland and three Scottish championships.