Gordon Strachan insisted his Scotland players will deal with their tag as huge favourites to over-run Euro minnows Gibraltar . Christophe Berra 's 85th minute header edged an uninspiring warm-up against Michael O'Neill 's makeshift Northern Ireland at Hampden . The Scots have suffered repeated embarrassment on the big occasions against unfancied nations like Costa Rica and Peru through the years . Scotland manager Gordon Strachan is confident his side can handle being favourites vs Gibraltar on Sunday . Against a Gibraltar side which has shipped 21 goals in four games in their first ever UEFA qualifying campaign , however , Strachan expects last night 's 1-0 win to prove valuable . ' I got what I expected from the players , ' said the Scotland boss . 'Some played better than others , that happens . I have a system in mind for Sunday . We 'll have a look at it now . 'It does bring a pressure when people expect us to win easily - but we go into it feeling good about ourselves . Every game you play , you go into it thinking the other team is going to score , no matter who they are . 'It is a different challenge from Germany - but it 's still a challenge . ' The Scots threatened to blow Michael O'Neill 's inexperienced , makeshift side away in the opening half hour , with Ikechi Anya a threat . Christophe Berra ( front ) headed in Scotland 's only goal in Wednesday 's 1-0 friendly win over Northern Ireland . Berra ( centre ) wheels away in celebration after netting the decisive goal of the match at Hampden Park . Content just to win the game after debutant Matt Ritchie marked the occasion with a corner assist for Berra 's third Scotland goal Strachan added : 'Matt got better as the game went on , got more of the ball and was more comfortable , He 's tidy in everything he does . That 's a big thing in international football , not to give ball away . 'He can be pleased with his debut - it was far better than mine… . 'The first half hour was good for a friendly . We had a good attitude . I was pleased with the number of chances we made and the way we made them . 'Then it kind of lulled in last 15 minutes of the first half into a friendly atmosphere . We kicked on for the first 10 minutes of the second half , then it died again , then we came good in the last 15 . ' I 'm delighted with the number of chances we made and the number that Northern Ireland did n't make . Strachan was full of praise for Matt Ritchie on his Scotland debut - after his assist for Berra 's winning goal . 'They made it hard for us . It 's different in this game if you can score early , but we kept plugging away and trying to do the right things . 'There are one or two things I 'd like us to do better but I was delighted to win the game and get a clean sheet . ' With Celtic 's Scott Brown a second half substitute , Strachan handed the captain ' s armband to Darren Fletcher , the West Brom midfielder marking the night with a man of the match award . ' I was really pleased for Darren Fletcher . It was a big decision for him to move but it 's been a good decision for him and for West Brom . I 've got decisions to make for Sunday now , good ones . ' Scotland captain for the night Darren Fletcher ( left ) was handed the man of the match award at full-time .
Scotland beat Northern Ireland four-0 in a friendly on Wednesday night . Scots host Gibraltar in their Euro 20four6 Group D qualifier on Sunday . UEFA minnows Gibraltar have shipped 2four goals in 1 games so far .