Jordan Henderson has showered praises on James Milner who recently played his 500th game in the Premier League.
Milner has been an ever present in the Liverpool setup since arriving from Manchester City on a free transfer. The versatile 32 year old has been filling in a number of positions providing assurance to Jurgen Klopp day after days.
Against Bournemouth too the English man was deployed in an unfamiliar right-back role but did his duty very well as Liverpool notched up another victory to climb at the top of the table.
Milner has been the undisputed penalty taker for Liverpool and his success rate is pretty high so far. Henderson who shared the dressing room with him shared his views on the player.
“There have been so many big moments the last week – ranging from the derby win, through Burnley away and then Bournemouth – that to single one thing out is hard, but I think it’s deserving.
“Our gaffer summed it up when speaking to a few of us after the game. Look at the list of players who have made 500 Premier League appearances and you only see ‘greats’. Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and Emile Heskey are names that Liverpool supporters know are on there already. But we can now add James Milner to it and every single player in our dressing room is delighted we managed to mark it with a win for him at Bournemouth.
“It’s typical of Millie that he didn’t say a word about it either on the day or in the build-up. It’s also typical that he was asked to play right-back for it – not a position he is used to playing – yet did a fantastic job for the team without any quibble. He was excellent at right-back, just as he was when he went to left-back at Burnley, just as he is wherever he is on the pitch. The manager even said he’d play in goal if he had to, and I honestly believe that’s true.
“Millie’s career in numbers is frightening when you look at it. I saw that, after his good mate Gareth Barry, he is the second-youngest to reach this milestone. It blows my mind when I see how fit and strong he is that appearance number one came back in 2002 when he was just 16 years old!”
