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Ex-Celtic star Tony Watt showers praise on Rangers’ James Tavernier

Rangers booked their place in the Scottish League Cup final with a 3-0 victory against Hearts in Sunday’s semifinals at Hampden Park, and will now face Celtic next month.

Filip Helander’s strike on the stroke of half-time and a second-half brace from Alfredo Morelos ensured the Light Blues won a Cup semi-final at the sixth time of asking, and skipper James Tavernier played a huge role.

The right-back set up one of Morelos’ goals – his 10th assist across all competitions this term – and former Celtic hero Tony Watt was full of praises for him, reacting thus on Twitter:

Regardless of the stick Tavernier gets.