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Liverpool star suggests he’s unhappy with this Jurgen Klopp change
JAMES MILNER has suggested he is not entirely happy with his new position at Liverpool.
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has transformed the versatile midfielder into a makeshift left-back this season following Alberto Moreno’s poor form last season.
Milner has taken to his new role expertly but the 30-year-old suggests he would prefer to resume his duty as a midfielder.
“I am not going to turn around and lie and say ‘I love playing there’,” Milner told The Times.
Jurgen Klopp has transformed James Milner into a left-back this season
“But if that is me being part of a successful team and contributing then I will do anything I can for Liverpool.
“Ultimately, the team comes first. If that is what is best for the team then you do it.”
The England international added: “Full-back is a position which changes massively depending on who the manager is.
James Milner has been playing at left-back this season
James Milner has displaced Alberto Moreno in Jurgen Klopp's first-team
“A left-back now is different to a left back 10 years ago and that is why I have not studied anyone.
“It would be pointless, and a left-back for Jürgen Klopp is going to be playing a lot different to a left-back for another manager.=
“I would find it harder playing left back for another manager in another system because Jurgen likes his full-backs to play, he wants his teams to be fluid.”
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