Robertson, Dalglish and a special connection between Liverpool and Scotland

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And I know usually if there's a Scottish player, it brings a bit of success as well."The connection between Liverpool and Scotland has run deep since the days of legendary former manager Bill Shankly, and there is perhaps no living figure more beloved on the Kop than Dalglish.In an initial 14-year stint as captain then player-manager, Dalglish scored 172 goals and helped deliver 18 major trophies, including eight league titles and three European Cups.More than 30 years on, Robertson - set to play his final match at Anfield on Sunday - will depart as the latest in a line of men from north of the border to have left an indelible impact.The defender arrived on Merseyside nine years ago, when Jurgen Klopp signed him from Hull City for £8m. He is just 10 caps away from equalling Dalglish's record of 102."I'm just a wee bit upset with the number of caps you've got with Scotland," the 75-year-old told him."And I think you should retire after the World Cup!"Another thing that bonds both Dalglish and Robertson, regrettably, is tragedy.Dalglish was Liverpool manager during the club's darkest hour - the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, which took the lives of 97 Liverpool fans.

The players have to continue because everyone still wants to see a Liverpool team on the pitch and sometimes that helps people to get over the tragedy, but you're the ones who have to go out and do it."We then become inconsistent and I think that has a big part to play in it."Despite that, Robertson said he did not want Jota's death to be used as an excuse for a poor campaign.Liverpool go into the final match of the season fifth in the Premier League."We have let ourselves down this season and we're not hiding away from that fact," said Robertson."Our performances haven't been good enough at times. Our consistency hasn't been good enough, our aggression, determination - everything that makes a Liverpool team."For all the success Robertson has tasted at Liverpool, he endured plenty of heart-breaking near-misses too.Twice under Klopp, Liverpool finished a point behind champions Manchester City - including in 2018-19 when they amassed 97 points.Robertson was also part of teams that lost two Champions League finals to Real Madrid.He told Cates how Klopp inspired his team to dust themselves off and go for more.After losing 3-1 to Madrid in Kyiv in 2018, Robertson said the German told his squad: "This is just the start of our journey.

We'll be back here next year.""When we got to the final in Madrid there was no way anyone was standing in our way," said Robertson.Liverpool followed up that 2019 Champions League success by winning the Premier League the following year - the club's first top-flight title in 30 years."We knew how desperate people were for a Premier League at Liverpool," said Robertson. "I think that was the one thing I really felt when I signed."The fans were basically desperate for the Premier League at that time because it had been so long."There were fears Liverpool's success would not continue once Klopp departed, but Slot led them to the title in his first season - matching Manchester United's record of 20 English top-flight titles."We wanted to prove to the world that Liverpool could carry on without the amazing manager Klopp," said Robertson."I don't think anyone tipped us to go on and win the Premier League."