Andy Robertson set to equal Dalglish's record: "For me that will always be Kenny"

Andy Robertson has insisted that Kenny Dalglish will always remain the 'king' of Scottish football as he prepares to equal the legendary Scotland forward's all-time appearance record.

Scotland will face North Macedonia at Hampden Park on Friday in their penultimate match in League B, Group 1 of the UEFA Nations League, before rounding off the group stage away to Switzerland on Sunday.

The first of those matches will see Robertson win his 102nd cap for Scotland, drawing the experienced left-back level with Dalglish at the top of the all-time list.

Dalglish, nicknamed 'King Kenny', represented Scotland between 1971 and 1986, shares the national record of 30 goals (with Denis Law) and played at three World Cups. Jim Leighton (nine matches) is the only Scot to have made more World Cup appearances than Dalglish. Dalglish is also one of four Scottish players to have scored more than one goal at the World Cup finals.

Although Robertson will soon overtake Dalglish, he has no doubt whatsoever about who the greatest footballer in Scotland's history is:

"There are normal seats, but there is also a throne, and Kenny Dalglish should be sitting on that throne. Friday night is not about me. Friday night is about our country's greatest player of all time, and for me that will always be Kenny.

He has held this record for a very long time and he fully deserves it. If he had played in a different era, he would probably have won a number of caps that nobody could catch. Sometimes, and this is not a criticism, we as a country can fall short when it comes to appreciating just how good the things we have are. For me, he is the best footballer to have played in Scotland and probably even in Britain. We should cherish that man, because I certainly do, and so does my family. On Friday he will be in every corner of my mind, I am not too bothered about myself."

Robertson's 47 wins in a Scotland shirt are the most achieved by any international in the country's history.

Scotland, meanwhile, have lost their last two home matches in the Nations League. The 'Tartan Army', who last suffered three successive home defeats in September 2018, have never lost three in a row at home in competitive matches in their history.