Blackburn manager Gary Bowyer has warned Liverpool they may be in for a tough test at Ewood Park after the resilient Rovers forced an FA Cup quarter-final replay with a goalless stalemate at Anfield.

The Premier League outfit were frustrated by their dogged second-tier opponents, who twice went close to snatching a shock victory on Merseyside.

Liverpool are unbeaten in 12 top flight games but failed to continue their high-flying league form in the cup, with manager Brendan Rodgers complaining about the quality of the Anfield turf following the draw.

And Bowyer suggested the Reds may struggle when they arrive for the replay at Ewood Park, where Rovers have already dispatched Swansea and Stoke on their run to the sixth round.

“Our players were pleasantly delighted to see so much grass on the pitch at Anfield,” he said.

“At Ewood it is not like that. Brendan was complaining about the pitch here. Wait until he sees Ewood. It makes this look like Wembley.”

Bowyer was pleased with his side’s disciplined performance, although admitted he was slightly disappointed they could not force a winner.

Asked if his players executed his game plan to perfection, the Rovers boss replied: “Nearly.

“In the plan there was certainly the idea of scoring a goal as well as defending well, and I think we came very close to doing that.

“Craig Conway had a fantastic chance and Alex Baptiste’s fantastic header brought a wonderful save from Mignolet.

“It was pleasing that we didn’t just come here and sit back and defend. We knew we would have long spells of that, but we wanted to take the game to Liverpool as well.

“Aerially we were very dominant and had a couple of opportunities.

“But full credit to the players, they were magnificent today and restored a bit more pride to the club.”