'More of the same' asked of McAneny on her first call-up

"I want to see more of that dynamic, athletic, pacey, powerful, technical midfielder Maz is."

It's fair to say Melissa Andreatta is a fan of Maria McAneny.

The Celtic midfielder is enjoying her first Scotland senior squad involvement after being promoted from the Under-23s for friendlies against Ukraine and China and the head coach has challenged the 21-year-old to just be herself.

McAneny has had a fine start to the domestic league season for Elena Sadiku's side and impressed for Scotland Under-23s last month.

"More of the same what she's doing for the under-23s and for her club but at a higher level," the Australian told BBC Scotland.

"It's faster, it's more intense, there's less space and time and that's going to also take time.

"I've spoken about that before when an emerging player is coming to the squad, that you give them the time to thrive and to flourish and we really invest in supporting the players to do that.

"Showing them our playbook before they arrive again so that it's not so unfamiliar to them. Hopefully that helps them - and in this case, Maz - to adapt along with the group being so warm and welcoming as they are.

"I want to see more of that dynamic, athletic, pacey, powerful midfielder or even when she's positioned wider for Celtic that we see Maz bring to a game and she's super technical too.

"In the recent derby, from the left, she was swinging in some beautiful final passes with her non-dominant foot, so I think that balance of technique and athleticism is very interesting to look at."