Captaining Scotland was an honour, says Scott McKenna
The Aberdeen defender wore the armband against Mexico
Last updated 4th Jun 2018
Scott McKenna ended a whirlwind campaign by captaining Scotland against Mexico in the Azteca stadium on Saturday night.
The centre-back became a regular in the Aberdeen side this season, while making his Under-21 and senior international debuts.
McKenna was then given the armband for Alex McLeish's side on only his fourth appearance for his country in the 1-0 defeat by World Cup-bound Mexico.
"Coming away I didn't think things could really get any better but to captain my country out in Mexico at the Azteca, it doesn't really get much better,'' the 21-year-old told BBC Scotland.
"Especially as I've not got that many caps myself, for the manager to put that trust and faith in me is something I'll really take confidence from.
"Anytime I play for Scotland I'm absolutely delighted, but to lead the team out in such a big arena, with so many fans, it was an absolute honour for me.''
After losing 2-0 to Peru in Lima on Tuesday, another inexperienced Scotland side were given a tough test in Mexico.
Giovani dos Santos' first-half strike was enough to give the Mexicans a narrow but deserved victory in their penultimate friendly before they fly out to Russia.
McKenna believes the mini-tour was a worthwhile exercise, particularly for the younger members of the squad.
He said: "With the lack of caps in the starting team against experienced teams we've been playing - two very good teams that are going to the World Cup.
"We've just got to take positives from the way we've managed to defend.
"In the games obviously we have conceded goals, but that's just lapses in concentration. If we can cut that out, there's a lot of positives to take and hopefully we can kick on from now.'