Lennon Miller admits he's flattered to have been showered in praise by Rangers legend Barry Ferguson.

However, the top Motherwell talent insists he won't let the former Scotland captain's kind words get to his head as he focusses on his duties with the national team's Under-21s side.

The 17-year-old is with Scot Gemmill's side as they prepare to play Turkey and Austria in friendly matches.

Ferguson used his weekly newspaper column to encourage Philippe Clement to sign the son of former striker, Lee, alongside soon-to-be free agent Connor Barron.

“Lennon Miller is the young man who has jumped out at me every time I have seen him play,” Ferguson wrote. “The Motherwell kid has unbelievable talent. I was at the game where he came off the bench at Ibrox for his league debut.

“He was 16 years old, Motherwell were losing and it was a massive moment for such a young player. But he was demanding the ball from his team-mates, some double his age. It was brilliant to watch. From that moment I knew there was a player there.”

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Responding to the praise, Miller said: “I’m a wee bit too young to remember Barry as player but I obviously know he was Rangers captain and was a really good player, so to have somebody like that give you compliments, it was nice.

“People like that who have played the game at the level he has obviously know what they’re talking about but I just need to focus on myself and keep trying to get better every day.

“It’s obviously nice having people talking about you but I’m not really interested in that. It’s about keeping my head down and focusing on my work at Motherwell and seeing what happens.”