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KRC Genk v Liverpool FC: Group E - UEFA Champions League
KRC Genk v Liverpool FC: Group E - UEFA Champions League

#4 James Milner is Mr. Versatile

Liverpool v SSC Napoli - Pre-Season Friendly
Liverpool v SSC Napoli - Pre-Season Friendly

It is not easy to find a more versatile player than James Milner in world football at the moment. The Englishman, who is primarily a midfielder, started the game as a right-back in the absence of Trent Alexander-Arnold.

The former Manchester City man will turn 34 in January next year, but he has proven that he is one of the fittest players around who can play at the highest level for at least two more years. He goes about doing his job silently without any fuss and Jurgen Klopp should consider himself lucky to have a player of Milner’s caliber at his disposal.

Milner ended the game as a left-back after an injury to Andy Robertson forced the Scottish international to be replaced with Joe Gomez in the second half. Besides providing solidity to Liverpool’s defense, the 33-year-old also made his mark on the opposing half by his tenacious runs down both flanks.

Milner, whose present contract with Liverpool is set to expire at the end of the season, delivers whenever called upon and the Reds would be wise to offer him a new contract which will keep him at Anfield for the next couple of years.

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