The Englishman played deeper than usual, alongside Tyler Adams, with Lewis Cook suspended, Ryan Christie injured and Alex Scott only able to make the bench after jaw surgery.
Tavernier played well – and, reflecting on his performance, Iraola said: “For me, Tav that has played there next to Tyler has played one of his best games, probably.
“I think probably it’s something that we should have tried before because he has been really good today.
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“I think he's someone who can cover that position.
“I think defensively he has the work rate, offensively obviously he takes good decisions and I think it's something that we should explore. Also I liked Jebbo [Daniel Jebbison] wide.
“I think he has created some problems with his speed. I think in some moments of the game to have him outside I think could be a thing, we'll see also.”