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Andy Robertson says he was 'surprised' after being given the Scotland captaincy

New Scotland captain Andy Robertson says he is determined to lead them back to a major finals.

The Liverpool captain - who made his international debut in 2014 - has been named the youngest current home nations skipper by Scotland manager Alex McLeish.

The 24-year-old now wants to help Scotland return to a major tournament for the first time since 1998.

Robertson said on Monday: "I didn't have any inkling to it (being named captain) - the manager pulled me aside last night when I first arrived and explained his plans.

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"He felt that I was the right person to lead us forward and I was obviously delighted.

"It caught me a bit by surprise but a nice surprise nonetheless.

"Hopefully, I am the captain who can take us back to a championship - that was the one thing Broony and Fletch (Scott Brown and Darren Fletcher) were missing and were so hungry for.

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"You could see it and that is why they kept coming.

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"It was hard for them to retire without quite getting this country back to a championship, and that is going to be my main aim."

Scotland play Belgium in a friendly international on Friday and Albania in the UEFA Nations League next Monday.

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