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Andrew Newport

Ben Davies Rangers hunger fuelled by Liverpool shutout as Anfield 'eye opener' had him ready for Ibrox

Walking alone wasn’t a worry for Ben Davies at Liverpool, not when he spent his six months at Anfield sitting among thousands of Scousers.

The Rangers defender thought he’d hit the jackpot when Jurgen Klopp handed him a dream move to Merseyside in January 2021. Brought in with the intention of plugging gaps in a backline decimated by injury, as it turned out the only thing the former Preston stopper ended up filling was a seat in the stand.

A debut for the then reigning Premier League winners never materialised, with eight unused substitute appearances the closest he ever got to pulling on a red jersey. By that summer, he’d been sent back to the Championship on loan at Sheffield United before eventually breaking his ties with Kop as he joined Gers at the start of the current campaign.

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