Kieran Tierney’s meteoric rise in football continued unabated this week as he became Scotland’s second youngest captain in more than a century.

The Isle of Man-born Celtic star was given the captain’s armband by interim manager Malky Mackay as the Scots took on the Netherlands in a mid-season friendly at Pittodrie.

The defender, at the tender age of 20 years and five months, earned the honour of captaining the national side after maintaining his consistently excellent performances for Celtic and helping the Glasgow giants set a new British record of 63 games unbeaten.

Having been deployed at right-back in several of his previous national outings, the natural left-back was utilised in yet another position against the Dutch as he enjoyed the full 90 minutes at centre-back.

And the youngster wasn’t at all fazed by the extra responsibility coupled with a new position as he was arguably Scotland’s best player on the night, with the Scotsman newspaper saying: ’Given the captain’s armband and proved he’s ready for the responsibility with a great performance at the heart of the defence.

’His use of the ball was excellent at times, while he made a number of important blocks, including one which denied a clear-cut chance for Kevin Strootman.’