St Johnstone legend Tommy Wright has called up two Tayside stars to his Northern Ireland under-21 squad.
Saints’ Sam McClelland and Dundee’s on-loan Nottingham Forest hopeful Aaron Donnelly have both been named in Wright’s group for October’s games against Azerbaijan and Serbia.
McClelland, who has 11 caps at under-21 level, has made seven appearances for Saints since signing from Chelsea in August.
Donnelly, meanwhile, has yet to feature for Dundee, having sustained a training injury in the summer.
He returned to his parent club for treatment but, after making a speedier than expected recovery, re-joined Tony Docherty’s Dee squad in September.
Wright took charge of his country’s under-21 side in August and has so far endured 1-0 defeats to Luxembourg and Ukraine.
His squad will travel to face Azerbaijan in Baku on Thursday before returning home to face the Serbs in Lurgan on October 16.
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