Rangers legend Brian Laudrup has likened current Ibrox skipper James Tavernier to Gers boss Steven Gerrard.

Tav has enjoyed a stunning start to the Scottish Premiership season, where he has scored eight times and assisted on six occasions.

Laudrup has described this form as "relentless" and he reckons the right back is starting show hallmarks of his manager.

Writing in the Daily Mail, he said: "How would you sum up Steven Gerrard’s mentality as a player? Relentless seems like a good word.

“You want to see relentless? Look at James Tavernier in action this season. He is perpetual motion in games always running, always closing down space, always trying to ask questions of the opposition.

“When the camera pans to him in matches, you can also see Tavernier making demands of his teammates. Keep going. We need more. The same was coming from Gerrard, who didn’t even look happy when Rangers went 3-0 up after 19 minutes.”