BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer believes the 6,000 supporters who will be roaring his side on in tomorrow’s FA Cup quarter-final with Liverpool deserve another big day out at Anfield.

Rovers went through the most turbulent period in their history before Bowyer was handed the Ewood Park reins on a permanent basis in May 2013.

And, 20 years since the club lifted the Premiership trophy at the home of Liverpool, they now have the chance to make it through to the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in eight years.

Bowyer said: “I think it’s full credit to the supporters and they deserve it for sticking by us in the last few years in terms of what they’ve been through.

“It’s great that we can give them something to enjoy, at a great place like Liverpool, and for a lot of them it will be reliving the memories of the Premiership win 20 years ago.

“I really hope they go and enjoy themselves.”

The sold-out travelling support tomorrow will pay tribute to the late, great Jack Walker in the 20th minute with a minute’s applause.

Bowyer has made sure his players know all about Walker, Kenny Dalglish and the team who gave the club arguably its greatest triumph.

He said: “One of the first things I did when I took over was get pictures of the Premiership-winning team up on the walls here at Brockhall.

“We wanted the players to see the history of the club and there’s a picture downstairs just opposite the players’ dressing room of Kenny Dalglish holding the Premiership trophy and I think it’s important for the players to see and understand the history of the club.”

It will be the first time Bowyer has faced Liverpool as a senior manager but he does have happy memories of watching his father Ian, a two-time European Cup and League Cup winner with Nottingham Forest, against them.

He said: “Back in the day with my old man they were the big games, Liverpool versus Nottingham Forest, and not just in the European Cup.

“I remember a couple of League Cup sand FA Cup ties, they always seemed to be getting drawn against each other.

“They were happy memories for our family, of course, but Sunday is all about Blackburn Rovers and our players and our supporters.”

Shane Duffy, meanwhile, is planning to be at the game despite a knee injury ruling him out.

The Rovers centre-back, who was outstanding in the fourth-round and fifth-round wins over Swansea City and Stoke City, said: “If I can go somewhere I can sit, either up in the stands or with the away fans, then I’ll try my best to get there.”​