Saturday 2 September 2017 21:13, UK
Gordon Strachan hailed Scotland's 3-0 win over Lithuania as the most impressive of his four-year reign.
The national team boss has found himself under pressure during a testing World Cup qualifying campaign, but his side responded in fine fashion as they grabbed a much-needed victory in Vilnius to breathe new life into their hopes of reaching Russia 2018.
The Scots dominated the Lithuanians from start to finish and got the points thanks to goals from Stuart Armstrong, Andy Robertson and James McArthur.
"When I imagined how the game was going to go earlier this week I couldn't see it being as good as that in terms of performance," Strachan told Sky Sports.
"I hoped and believed we would get a result, but to play as well as that was terrific. Other teams have come here [and struggled].
"Slovenia drew 2-2, Slovakia got a 2-1 - they very rarely get beat by a big margin. Even England had a problem trying to put them away.
"The individual performance from some of the boys was outstanding, so it was a good night.
"We have put up some great performances against Germany and Croatia, but in terms of pure football that was as good as it gets from my time. The guys were phenomenal."
Strachan started with six Celtic players in his line-up and admits the success of Brendan Rodgers men is starting to rub off on the national team.
"It's [momentum] and the success of Celtic and doing well," he said after his team climbed level with Group F rivals Slovenia in third place.
"Their players are playing together in top games, understanding what it needs to be a top player, the bravery you need.
"Add that to the other guys that were there tonight, everybody joined in."
