“He has found it challenging because the Rangers haven’t had a successful era in his tenure. However, Tavernier has addressed that. He would join the squad that I oversaw and participated in. Because Gary Stevens was a superior player, an amazing athlete, and perhaps even a better defender than Tav, it would be close. However, those with his level of ball delivery skills are priceless.”

“The stats are unbelievable,” Souness continued. They describe it as something fresh that fullbacks are getting involved in. It’s not. However, Tavernier is on par with any individual in that role. We had two full-backs who scored goals in the finals from open play when I was playing in three European Cup finals.

“Have you ever looked at what Phil Neal won? Four European Cups, about eight leagues – he’s up there with anyone you want to name. Phil’s nickname was Zico. He was proper, he took penalties, top class. Tavernier is certainly what you need from a modern-day full-back. His goalscoring is ridiculous. He’s a wonderful freekick taker as well.”

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