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‘Managers love Milner’
- Updated: October 27, 2016
James Milner’s sheer professionalism has been key to his emergence as Liverpool’s first-choice left back, according to former Red John Arne Riise.
Milner is Liverpool’s joint-top league scorer with four goals, despite starting seven of the club’s nine Premier League matches at left-back.
“I’ve known James Milner for a long time and played against him a few times,” Riise told Sky Sports.
“He is adaptable and is a player who managers love because he is professional, can play different positions and always gives 100 per cent.
“Milner is more of a hard-working left-back than an offensive left-back but he’s also scored quite a few penalties and is getting forward really well.”
Adam Lallana has one goal fewer than Milner and Riise has been particularly impressed by the 28-year-old, who also netted the first …
