Andy Robertson set to break Scotland caps record held by Kenny Dalglish

Andy Robertson is set to become Scotland’s most-capped men’s footballer on Monday, when his expected 103rd appearance would take him past Kenny Dalglish’s record, which has stood for 40 years.

The Scotland captain is due to reach 102 caps in Friday’s match against North Macedonia at Hampden, drawing level with Dalglish, before Scotland play Switzerland in St Gallen on Monday. Both milestones depend on Robertson playing.

Robertson, who made his Scotland debut in 2014, said the Hampden occasion was “not about me” but about Dalglish, whom he called “the greatest player of all time in our country”. He told BBC Sport that Dalglish should be on the “throne” in a room where the interview took place.

The Tottenham left-back has won two Premier League titles, the Champions League and several domestic and international club honours with Liverpool. He joined the club from Hull City in 2017. Robertson said Dalglish and his family had helped him and his wife after the move.

Dalglish praised Robertson’s career and said Scotland should recognise how good its players are. He described Robertson as “the best player to ever play with Scotland and arguably Britain”.

Robertson also looked ahead to Friday’s match, saying Scotland needed to respond after what he called an “unacceptable” performance against Slovenia. The team had been “a yard off it in all areas”, he said.