The Scotland skipper is included in Burley’s squad for the friendly in Wales on Saturday.
“Any English pundit will speak about Darren as one of the best midfielders in Britain,” Burley said.
“[If he was eligible] he would be in the England squad. To have a boy like that playing and captaining Scotland is magnificent.”
He added: “It is great for a kid who could have left Manchester United three or four years ago when he wasn’t playing regularly. Sir Alex Ferguson always believed in him but Darren could have asked how he could get a regular game in that team.
“In the last couple of years he has done, which shows great courage. He stuck at it, kept working hard and now everyone speaks more about him than any other midfield player in the United team.
“What Darren has done shows his strength of character. He believes in himself, has a willingness to keep working hard rather than thinking ‘I don’t want this’ if he has been left out. He worked hard and has got better and better.”
