Scott McTominay has revealed he needed to have his heart “shocked” two days before Scotland's World Cup opener against Haiti.
The Napoli midfielder underwent a cardiac ablation procedure in Manchester in September to treat a mild, benign heart arrhythmia that first came to light after the Scots arrived in the United States in early June and then continued to affect him in August while back in Italy playing for his club.
At the time, the Scotland camp, clearly keen to keep McTominay's situation under wraps, said the 29-year-old had missed training in the lead-up to the World Cup due to a stomach complaint.
But, speaking at a press conference at Hampden on Tuesday, the former Manchester United player said: "I had to go and get the shock on my heart two days before the Haiti game."
McTominay played all three of Scotland's matches at the World Cup but struggled to hit the heights as his team exited at the group stage.
"I was 100 per cent (fit), but obviously when you're sat in a hospital bed two days before the first game of the World Cup about to get put to sleep, it's not ideal, is it?" he said.
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