Scotland & Liverpool defender Calvin Ramsay has 'huge potential' - Andy Robertson

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Calvin Ramsay made his first Scotland appearance in TurkeyImage source, Reuters
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Calvin Ramsay made his first Scotland appearance in Turkey

Andy Robertson says Liverpool team-mate Calvin Ramsay has "a massive future ahead of him" and the potential to become a Scotland stalwart.

Right-back Ramsay made his debut against Turkey on Wednesday - a week after the 19-year-old's first start for the Premier League club.

Scotland captain Robertson believes his club-mate has "huge potential".

"Obviously Liverpool spotted that and that's why they bought him," he said of the player sold by Aberdeen in June.

"He doesn't seem fazed by a lot of things and takes everything in his stride - that's credit to him. Everyone at Liverpool is excited to see how far he can go and I'm sure everyone in Scotland is the same."

Ramsay's progress at Liverpool since his £4.2m switch was hampered initially by injury, but he made his first-team debut as a late substitute in the 2-0 Champions League win over Napoli earlier this month before starting their EFL Cup win over Derby County.

He will have to compete with Everton's Nathan Patterson, Brentford's Aaron Hickey and Celtic's Anthony Ralston for Scotland caps - and their absence handed him his opportunity in Diyarbakir.

"It's a massive achievement for me," Ramsay said after his debut. "My family were here, so for me to come on and make my debut for Scotland it's a dream come true.

""It's brilliant having Andy [Robertson] here - he's been giving me advice and helping me. It's not been the longest camp, but I've still learnt a lot, and hopefully I can come away with them again and keep learning."

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