Craig Gordon once sweated anxiously in a television studio while Scotland toiled at Hampden to see off one of the smallest nations in world football . Come Sunday , he sincerely hopes the national side will not put viewers through a similar experience when Gibraltar come calling . Gordon , then sidelined by a fractured arm , accepted the offer to turn pundit for the evening as Liechtenstein visited Glasgow for a Euro 2012 qualifier in September 2010 . Craig Gordon hopes Scotland will not put fans through the tense evening against Gibralta . It was a decision he began to regret as Craig Levein ’ s side entered injury-time facing utter humiliation with a 1-1 scoreline . Only thanks to a 97th-minute header from Stephen McManus was Gordon spared the most awkward possible piece of post-match analysis . ‘ I was in a television studio the night of the Liechtenstein game , ’ he recalled . ‘ That was a different life I had back then . ‘ Towards the end I was sitting there worried what I was going to say at full-time to defend the rest of the boys . Gordon can expect a quiet evening on Sunday when Scotland face minnows Gibralta . ‘ So thankfully we managed to grind it out because I don ’ t know what I would have said if we ’ d drawn that one . ‘ When Stephen McManus scored I jumped out of my seat in the studio because it was hugely important to get that win . ‘ That night is a reminder of what can happen in any game of football . It can be difficult and at this level you don ’ t want to lose a goal to give yourself an uphill task . ‘ If you do that it can get edgy so we ’ re well aware of the need for a fast start on Sunday and a good tempo so we can take care of things . ‘ These are the games we have to win and historically it hasn ’ t been that easy for us . ‘ Getting the win is what we have to focus on first and foremost . Stephen McManus spared Scotland 's blushes with late winner against Liechtenstein in 2010 . ‘ If we can do that then looking to score a few goals comes afterwards – but winning the game is the main thing. ’ Gordon made his first Scotland start in more than four years when he played the first half of Wednesday night ’ s 1-0 friendly win over Northern Ireland before being replaced by Allan McGregor . However , with David Marshall having served as Gordon Strachan ’ s more regular No 1 , he has no idea whether he will form what should be an untroubled last line of defence against Gibraltar . ‘ It was great to stand out there and sing the national anthem again , ’ said Gordon . ‘ You ’ d always prefer to play the first half rather than the second . ‘ It was just good to get back out there , though . It was enjoyable and both keepers got a clean sheet . ‘ I don ’ t know what will happen on Sunday — the manager will decide that . ‘ He told us about the Northern Ireland game on Wednesday morning and I ’ m sure it will be the same again at the weekend . ’
Gibraltar watched Scotland struggle to beat Liechtenstein in 2010 . The keeper agreed to be TV pundit as he was sidelined by fractured arm . Scotland face minnows Craig Gordon in Euro 2016 qualifier on Sunday .