Butcher or Pressley will be Scotland boss Burley's No.2

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Burley was confirmed as Alex McLeish's successor on Thursday and the race to become his right-hand man appears to have become a two-horse race.

Point to prove: George Burley

Butcher, who had a successful spell in charge of Clydesdale Bank Premier League side Motherwell, is available following his sacking by Brentford, while Celtic's veteran defender Pressley, 34, is looking to forge a career in coaching.

And Burley has promised to waste no time in selecting his preferred candidate.

"I've spoken to both of them and we'll be having a meeting early next week to try to finalise," he told BBC Radio Five Live's Sportsweek programme.

"Both are people I know well, experienced, and top professionals.

"Steven's a young coach who's coming to the end of his playing career and has a big future I'm sure in coaching and management.

"Terry is someone I played with who did very well at Motherwell, very much a winner, very enthusiastic, motivated, and hopefully we'll get that sorted out at the beginning of next week."