JOHN McGINN insists he wants to become Scotland's all-time record goalscorer.
The Tartan Army hero never got to meet Denis Law who passed away in January and who currently shares top spot with Kenny Dalglish on 30 goals.
But McGinn, who has netted 20 times for his country, knows all about the iconic status of the Manchester United legend dubbed the King of the Stretford End.
And he says it would be an honour to see his name up there with Scottish football royalty.
The Aston Villa ace scored two huge goals in the last international window as Scotland beat Croatia and Poland and set-up this week's Nations League play-off double header against Greece.
Those strikes took him above Ally McCoist into fifth in the all time-scoring charts behind Law, Dalglish, Hugh Gallacher, 24, and Lawrie Reilly, 22.
And McGinn who is also targeting reaching a World Cup before his international days end said: "It definitely is a motivation to be amongst those names.
"I like to wind Ally McCoist up a wee bit about it when I see him.
"Obviously, if I had to choose the team winning over me scoring, I would.
"But I have it in the back of my mind, it's something that I think is achievable.
"Ten more goals to match Kenny Dalglish and Denis Law is something I never thought I would say "So, I've got it in the back of my mind. But first and.
I want to keep the team in Division A. If I manage to nick a couple and creep up towards it, then even better." Scotland are in Athens for their first game since Law's sad passing in January. And while McGinn never met the Man United idol, he knows all about the only Scot ever to win the Ballon d'Or.
He said: "No, I didn't meet him. Obviously I was aware of how good he was.
"My dad told me, grandpa, everyone idolised him, whether it was people down south, people up here, everyone always spoke about how good a player he was and I think his record speaks for itself.
"He had 30 goals for Scotland in 55 caps, which is an extraordinary achievement.
"So everyone who speaks of him spoke so highly of him and I think the respect the football world showed him shows how highly he was thought of and what a player he was" McGinn will turn 31 in October, when Scotlan...
The Tartan Army hero never got to meet Denis Law who passed away in January and who currently shares top spot with Kenny Dalglish on 30 goals.
But McGinn, who has netted 20 times for his country, knows all about the iconic status of the Manchester United legend dubbed the King of the Stretford End.
And he says it would be an honour to see his name up there with Scottish football royalty.
The Aston Villa ace scored two huge goals in the last international window as Scotland beat Croatia and Poland and set-up this week's Nations League play-off double header against Greece.
Those strikes took him above Ally McCoist into fifth in the all time-scoring charts behind Law, Dalglish, Hugh Gallacher, 24, and Lawrie Reilly, 22.
And McGinn who is also targeting reaching a World Cup before his international days end said: "It definitely is a motivation to be amongst those names.
"I like to wind Ally McCoist up a wee bit about it when I see him.
"Obviously, if I had to choose the team winning over me scoring, I would.
"But I have it in the back of my mind, it's something that I think is achievable.
"Ten more goals to match Kenny Dalglish and Denis Law is something I never thought I would say "So, I've got it in the back of my mind. But first and.
I want to keep the team in Division A. If I manage to nick a couple and creep up towards it, then even better." Scotland are in Athens for their first game since Law's sad passing in January. And while McGinn never met the Man United idol, he knows all about the only Scot ever to win the Ballon d'Or.
He said: "No, I didn't meet him. Obviously I was aware of how good he was.
"My dad told me, grandpa, everyone idolised him, whether it was people down south, people up here, everyone always spoke about how good a player he was and I think his record speaks for itself.
"He had 30 goals for Scotland in 55 caps, which is an extraordinary achievement.
"So everyone who speaks of him spoke so highly of him and I think the respect the football world showed him shows how highly he was thought of and what a player he was" McGinn will turn 31 in October, when Scotlan...
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