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Selfless Ragnar Klavan happy with Reds role

As per usual, the defender has been named in the latest Estonia squad, and will hope to help his country to victory over Cyprus in the sides’ 2018 World Cup qualification clash on Saturday.

Should Klavan play in that fixture, he will pick up his 117th international cap, and close in further on fifth-placed Mart Poom in terms of record appearances for the Baltic nation.

But, somewhat surprisingly, the thought of surpassing the now-retired Martin Reim, who sits atop the list with 157 caps, does not appeal to the Reds centre-back.

And his explanation tells you everything you need to know about the man.