Andy Robertson equals Sir Kenny Dalglish's all-time Scotland caps record
Andy Robertson tonight equalled Sir Kenny Dalglish’s record for the most senior international caps for Scotland’s men’s team.
The left-back, who became a Liverpool legend during a nine-year spell between 2017 and 2026, moved level with Sir Kenny on 102 appearances.
The milestone moment came in a UEFA Nations League tie against North Macedonia at Hampden Park.
Robertson, who departed the Reds in the past summer and joined Tottenham Hotspur, will have the chance to claim the record outright on Monday versus Switzerland.
“It’s not about me,” he told BBC Sport ahead of the game. “Tonight is about the greatest player of all time in our country, and for me, that will always be Kenny.
“He’s had this record for so long. He deserves it. If he played in a different era, he would probably have played a number of games that wouldn’t have been able to be caught.
“Sometimes – not as a criticism – as a country we’re maybe not good at recognising how good people we’ve got are. For me, he’s the best player to ever play with Scotland and arguably Britain.
“We have to appreciate that man because I certainly do, my family certainly do and I’ll have him at the front of my mind, the back of my mind and I’m not really bothered about myself.”
Robertson arrived at Liverpool from Hull City back in 2017 as Jürgen Klopp was overseeing a transformation of the club’s fortunes.
He would go on to lift the Champions League and Premier League – amid multiple major honours – under Klopp.
And in his penultimate season on Merseyside, Robertson aided the winning of a second championship medal, this time masterminded by Arne Slot.
He completed his Reds career having racked up 378 games and scored 14 goals.
High among his treasured experiences being part of the club was the opportunity to first meet and then grow close to the iconic Sir Kenny.
“I always remember my agent talking to me about the first time he met Liverpool,” Robertson recalled.
“He met the chief scout and sporting director and all of a sudden Kenny ‘accidentally’ walked into the room. It was 100 per cent planned, I know it was planned.
“One of the things right at the top of the list for me was the fact I got to meet Kenny in-person and I’ve actually got to have a relationship with him and his family, because his family are special.”
