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• ‘Milly’s Mr Professional and loves what he’s doing,’ says Klopp• Alisson ready to resume full training next week after injury
Liverpool are relaxed about James Milner’s contract situation, even though he is in the final year of his deal and could theoretically talk to other clubs from January.
The versatile midfielder will turn 34 in the new year, though as he proved with the opening goal in a much-altered side at MK Dons in midweek, he still has plenty to offer. “Milly is unbelievably important to us,” Jürgen Klopp said. “He’s Mr Professional, he’s very serious about what he does and he’s a role model for all the younger players at the club. It’s great that you can pick a side with five kids and six regulars for a cup tie and not have to worry because you have someone like Milly in the team. He’s still very ambitious, that’s his nature, and he has a few more years still left in the locker.” Continue reading...