article_snippet: Gordon had played the second half of the 3-1 friendly defeat from England at Celtic Park to earn a 41st cap, but this was Gordon first start for the national side in more than four years.
article_snippet: might just have marked the end of Gordon Scotland career.
article_snippet: At club level, Gordon could well end up achieving an historic domestic Treble with Celtic this year.
article_snippet: Having come through a gruelling rehabilitation to fully recover from a complex knee injury, Gordon free transfer signing stands as one of the bargains of this or any other season.
article_snippet: Yet Gordon openly admits the dream of returning to a Scotland shirt provided another level of motivation on the long road back to fitness.
article_snippet: Now that has been achieved, Gordon has Gordon sights set on a place in the Hall of Fame.
article_snippet: To grab them, Gordon will have to hold off the sizeable challenge presented by David Marshall and Allan McGregor by continuing to impress.
article_snippet: The most excitement Gordon got was a brief sprint out of Gordon area to intercept a long through-ball and feed a pass to Craig Forsyth.
article_snippet: Hardly enough to have Gordon heart racing.
article_snippet: The biggest danger to Gordon was contracting a chill through inactivity, but that even that threat was removed when Gordon was allowed to watch the second half from the bench, wrapped in a warm jacket.
article_snippet: Like Gordon, there were once doubts whether this scenario would return.
article_snippet: Gordon fight against the ravages of ulcerative colitis has been well documented but, following surgery last year, this is the first season in many in which Gordon can be considered fully fit for action.
article_snippet: this is also the first of Gordon professional life away from Manchester United.