The Wales international has taken a remarkable rise to top-flight football via Wrexham and will face his boyhood team, Liverpool, at Anfield on Saturday. Taylor started as a youth at Manchester City but was released following an injury before being taken on by the Welsh club. A move to Swansea and promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs in his first season followed and the 22-year-old says his experience of lower league football has prepared him for top-flight action. "Wrexham was a tough school and my first full season we got relegated," Taylor told Independent. "There was the administration, players left and the next minute, you find yourself at the bottom. "I was a young lad and it was a steep learning curve. I'd become a non-league footballer which is not where I wanted to be. I hated it. The Conference is the toughest place I've played in. "My ambitions were to go on and make a big career. At that time, the Premier League seemed a long way away, but what I went through made me grounded. I needed a fresh start and to step away from my comfort zone to progress." Taylor hails from the same north Wales town as legendary Liverpool striker Ian Rush but has said he will not be fazed when lining up against the Reds. "It's not until you stand in the tunnel against the top Premier League players that you realise where you are. But they only have two arms and two legs so we have to fancy ourselves," said Taylor. "It's amazing to think I'll have the chance of doing it at Anfield. I'm a Liverpool fan and I've been on the Kop a couple of times. My favourite player was [Steve] McManaman. "It'll be a great occasion. Craig [Bellamy] mentioned it on Wales duty that when you walk in to Anfield you realise how massive the club is and what great history it has."
