Fletcher revealed great influences

Scotland Captain Darren Fletcher told Sky Sports for which helped him reach his international milestone.

Manchester United midfielder is preparing to win his 50th cap for his country in Euro ID Tuesday evening 2012 against Liechtenstein Hempd?n.

And in the exclusive interview with David Tanner Cole has revealed how late Tommy Burns helped 26-year-old self created in super successful United side and in May 2004, the youngest captain of Scotland became the 17th Annual John Lambie in 1886.

-How he is interested in the game as a youngster in Dalkeith

-The Influence of his father Scout Andy Berry had his career

-Republic of Ireland Owen attempts to represent them, rather than in Scotland.

Fletcher is a photo from where he met Burns during the 1996/97 season as a promising 12-year-old and their paths have crossed many times before Burns passed away in May 2008, aged 51.

"At that time, Tommy Celtic Manager," Fletcher said. " I went to go and watch Celtic and train them.

"This is one of the best Celtic teams I've ever had with the Cadete (Jorge) (Pierre) van Hooijdonk and di canio (Paolo).Tommy Burns is fantastic that style of play and players, I really look up to and including idolised.

"Then when I got called up for my country (2003) by Berti Vogts, Tommy is Assistant Manager and he was fantastic. always smile on his face and transferred to a few words for me.

"The same time it let me know no uncertain terms that it was not a team team Scotland and Darren Fletcher, that really hit home.I was perhaps young lad, moaning what position I was playing and it's something like that really stuck in my mind.

"Most of the time, it is fun-he nutmegged me in Wales, as well as on the night before the game (February 2004)training. then we come for dinner the night before and the repetition of the background on a large screen is Burns Tommy nutmegging me in training so that it reminds me that each time I met him.

"He's very good advice, it would always pull you can be ruled and say things so that midfielder midfielder is large it is."

By Fletcher is an Irish family, Republic of Ireland made overtures for him to represent them rather than the country of his birth.

But despite-team mate and United legend Roy Keane asking Fletcher to consider switching his, he insisted that it was never a serious opportunity.

"Never really came close to be honest," added Fletcher.

"Roy Keane was captain of Ireland in a moment, and as always, he wanted the best for the country and is searching for its future, and he said that he was asked by people in ISP ', to ask if I wanted to represent the Republic of Ireland.

"They had been asking me since I was 16 and so that it is nothing new, but it was never will be, in this case.

"Although I am I have great respect (for Ireland), is very high in Ireland and have a big family in Ireland, I was born and brought in Scotland and always wanted to represent Scotland."

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