Veteran Savage gives Taarabt glimpse of future

ROBBIE SAVAGE put the brakes on QPR’s promotion charge as Derby frustrated the leaders at Loftus Road last night.

The veteran Welsh midfielder, who is retiring at the end of the season, succeeded where many have failed this term with the kind of man-marking job Rangers captain and top scorer Adel Taarabt will have to get used to next season.

Savage followed the Moroccan’s every move, chipping at his heels and chirping in his ear and with their star turn kept quiet, Rangers could not find a way through.