James Milner has been speaking about how hard he has been working in a bid to learn the left-back role Klopp wants him to fulfil.
The ex-City man is more accustomed to playing as part of the attacking unit, but has already started as a left-back twice this season.
It’s a position it looks like he will have to get used to.
“It’s new for me and I’m learning as fast as I can. Hopefully I can keep the mistakes to a minimum and do what I can for the team,” he said (via Echo).
“I think I have adapted throughout my career to playing different positions and this one is different as well. Hopefully my experience and my time in football can help me.”
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What was most revealing, however, was when he spoke about the futility of speaking to his fellow pros about the role:
“It is a bit irrelevant to speak to someone who has played there in the past as the way that this manager plays is very different to a left-back say five years ago,” he admitted.
“A lot of time in this team you are like a winger and on the front foot.
“So I could speak to other left backs but the way this manager wants his full-backs to play is completely different to how other managers want them to play.”
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