Andy Murray revealed he sought inspiration for the biggest home tie in his Davis Cup career by visiting the home of Scottish football. Murray took time out of his preparation for the World Group encounter with the United States to take a private tour of Hampden Park. The Scot admits he will be nervous when he turns out in front of his home crowd on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Emirates Arena and his trip to a more established Scottish sporting venue helped him reflect on the encounter to come. Andy Murray hits a shot as part of his practice session at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow on Wednesday . Murray, wearing a t-shirt with a tweet from a fan pledging support, is part of the British team taking on the USA . The recently-announced World No 5 will have the backing of home support in Glasgow this week . Murray said: 'I just went and had a little walk around and saw the locker rooms and changing areas and went on to the pitch, which was nice. 'I had only been once to Hampden before for a cup final which Hibs lost. Surprise. 'It was nice to go down on the pitch and see what it was like.' The Emirates Arena will only hold about a seventh of Hampden's 50,000 capacity but Murray expects the crowd to play a significant role in the first-round encounter. 'For all of us as a team, getting to play in front of a crowd like this is a great feeling,' said the world number five, whose brother Jamie missed media duties as he bids to recover from a minor cold. 'I would say that's the nicest thing about the Davis Cup, when you get a home tie you get the whole crowd behind you. It's not like that at the tournaments we play throughout the rest of the year. 'To have a crowd turning up just to support you is fantastic and I'm sure the whole team will respond. 'It looks like a great arena, it's a perfect size and if it's packed I am sure they will make a lot of noise. 'It helps in all sports to play in front of a home crowd. There can sometimes be a few nerves early because of it but once you get through that it makes a big difference and can help a lot.' James Ward (seated, left) and Murray take a break and look out to the court during Wednesday's session . Murray moves towards the net to nip a shot over ahead of facing the USA, who Great Britain beat last year . Murray checks out the message emblazoned across his top, and later takes a break from the session . Murray's shirt read: 'Good luck @andy_murray. you can do it for the Brits... We believe in you! #BackTheBrits' Ward and Murray face a tough task to repeat last year's win over the US on the arena's indoor hard court . Murray joked that James Ward was 'piling the pressure on' when his fellow singles player stated that the Australian Open finalist would be a clear favourite in his games, but he later appeared relaxed over the prospect of meeting expectations. 'I have always viewed nerves as a very positive thing,' the 27-year-old said. 'When you actually learn what nerves are and why they come, it's positive to feel nervous. 'I have always felt like I have been able to concentrate better when I have had nerves in the morning or the night before. 'I feel like my body responds well to it, that I move better and see the ball better. It's just making sure you are able to make the right decisions in those moments. I think, well I hope I will deal with it well on Friday but who knows?' Murray shares a laugh with Great Britain's Davis Cup team captain Leon Smith during the training session . Murray gave short shrift to questions on the effect his support for Scottish independence in last year's referendum would have on his commitment to the Great Britain team, having explained his decision to come out in support a 'yes' vote in a recent interview. 'Well, I guess we'll see at the weekend,' he stated before coach Leon Smith moved the topic back to tennis. Murray helped Britain to a 3-1 victory over the US in San Diego at the same stage last year, before losing to Italy in the quarter-finals. But the visitors have top singles player John Isner back after an ankle injury and Murray goes into the weekend slightly out of sorts after two quarter-final defeats since his collapse against Novak Djokovic in the Melbourne final. Murray admitted he had missed the influence of coach Amelie Mauresmo, who was occupied with France Fed Cup duties when Murray lost to Gilles Simon and then Croatian teenager Borna Coric in Rotterdam and Dubai respectively. 'I feel I have practised pretty well here,' he said. 'I took a couple of days off after Dubai and got here and started trying to work on a couple of things and get myself back on the right track. 'After the Aussie Open I spent the next three or four weeks with no coach and I feel that's something I obviously need to get sorted so that when I get to the clay court season I am not in that position, because I feel like there are some things I need to work on all the time and when I don't have somewhere there it's harder to do that. That's high on my list of priorities.' A press conference followed the training session for Murray and his Great Britain team-mates in Glasgow .
Andy Murray took part in a training session ahead of Davis Cup clash . The World No 5 is expecting a tough task against the USA in Glasgow . Murray has never lost a Davis Cup singles rubber on a hard court .