'It's often said every great Liverpool team needs a Scotsman'

As Scotland prepare to face Ivory Coast at the Hill Dickinson Stadium we take a look back at the Scots that have played for Liverpool and Everton through the years 🔴🔵

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'We know we can do a bit better' 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland striker Lyndon Dykes on the defeat against Japan yesterday ⤵️

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'It disappoints me'

Steve Clarke on Scotland fans booing after defeat⤵️

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'Maybe we didn't execute quite as well as we wanted'

Scotland defender Scott McKenna on the defeat against Japan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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'A lot to take from the performance'

Scotland head coach Steve Clarke after his side's 1-0 defeat against Japan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇯🇵

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Defeat for Scotland in the first of their World Cup warm-up friendlies.

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Junya Ito opens up the scoring for Japan.

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So close for Scotland and George Hirst!

Kieran Tierney snaps into a tackle and curls a lovely ball through for Hirst, who smashes one the wrong side of the side netting.

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A brilliant save from Angus Gunn to deny Junya Ito a goal to break the stalemate.

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Scotland skipper Andy Robertson's chance is saved by Zion Suzuki as Scotland seek breakthrough against Japan⤵️

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