Andrew Robertson named as Scotland captain

Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson has been named as the new Scotland captain.

The 24-year-old left-back has been given the honour by Alex McLeish and he’ll lead his side out at Hampden Park on Friday evening when they host World Cup semi-finalists Belgium in a friendly game.

Robertson has 22 caps to his name already and he’ll be looking to add many more whilst wearing the armband.

Following the retirement of Scott Brown, both Charlie Mulgrew and Scott McKenna had captained Scotland in recent friendly games but McLeish has decided to give Robertson the role on a permanent basis.

The honour caps a great rise over the last 12 months for the defender, who signed for Liverpool from Hull City last summer. 

After a relatively low-key start to his Anfield career, Roberston quickly established himself as a key player in Jurgen Klopp’s side and he’s now firmly a first-team regular, ahead of Alberto Moreno