Calvin Bassey in ultimate Rangers salute as battling James Tavernier earns Celtic show of respect
dailyrecord.co.ukFormer Rangers defender Calvin Bassey was keeping an eye on the derby showdown with Celtic - and singled out James Tavernier for special praise after the Ibrox blockbuster.
It was an end-to-end spectacle in Govan; Daizen Maeda opened the scoring for Ange Postecoglou's men in the fifth minute after taking advantage of an Alfredo Morelos mistake to side the ball under Allan McGregor, before a half-time team talk from Michael Beale revived Rangers in the second half.
Ryan Kent levelled the game with a spectacular strike before skipper Tavernier rifled a precise penalty beyond Hoops' goalkeeper Joe Hart to turn the game on its head.
Kyogo Furuhashi levelled for the visitors to round off a dramatic derby, but it was a flashpoint involving Tavernier and Celtic star Maeda that earned plaudits from Ajax star Bassey - who left Ibrox for the Eredivisie champions in the summer.
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