James Tavernier doesn’t need to look too far for advice on what’s lying in store for Rangers at Anfield tonight.
A quick call to his wee brother is all that’s required. Marcus Tavernier had only just arrived as a summer signing at Bournemouth when the Premier League new boys arrived on Merseyside at the end of August. They made the long trip back to the south coast with tails between legs after a nine goal annihilation - a horror story of a result which cost manager Scott Parker his job.
And that warning was ringing in the ears of the Ibrox skipper yesterday as he led his team mates out onto the same pitch ahead of a daunting Battle of Britain in the Champions League. Tavernier recalled: “I obviously spoke to Marcus soon after that game. I just wanted to ask him about the comparisons between Liverpool and Manchester City. And basically he said that whenever they had a shot it was a goal.
