Erling Haaland's unseen Scotland gesture of admiration as Man City superstar seeks out EPL rival

Erling Haaland may have felt shell-shocked from Scotland's two knockout blows in Oslo but the Manchester City forward took a moment to show respect for one Scots hero before a historic comeback.

The Norwegians were five minutes away from seeing off Steve Clarke's side who had defied the odds against Spain earlier in the campaign to give the Tartan Army another precious memory for the history books. It seemed the sizzling Scandinavian heat would be Scotland's undoing before Lyndon Dykes poked the ball home and a mere 90 seconds later the ball was in the back of the net from substitute Kenny McLean.

It was a stunning turn of events that saw heroes John McGinn and skipper Andy Robertson take the plaudits for a masterclass against the likes of Haaland and beleaguered Arsenal man Martin Odegaard who couldn't quite believe what Clarke's side had achieved in the blink of an eye.

But one moment even the most eagle-eyed of punter may have missed was when Liverpool defender Robertson was shown a moment of respect from the 22-year-old City hitman as he was subbed off.

It was a bold move by boss Stale Solbakken to retire Norway's biggest threat but it did seem the points were wrapped up. Haaland and Robertson have tussled on more than a few occasions in the English Premier League but the attacker did reach out to the 29-year-old as he left the pitch but the Scots captain remained laser focused on the task at hand.

Robertson said after the win: "The lads who came off the bench did so well. Going behind is difficult, but we knew this was the next step in our improvement. It was trying to get the balance right. The team spirit is second to none. To create that in international football is unique. We couldn't have started this campaign