When a professional footballer is 37 years old and still hungry to play every week, that deserves a big congratulations. And that is what Liverpool’s long-serving midfielder James Milner got from his boss Jurgen Klopp.##NAJAVA_MECA_7292663##The German coach looked back on his time managing the former England international Milner and stated that it was both joy and a challenge to work with the former Manchester City, Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Leeds United man – all because of his incredible desire to play.”Managing James was a pleasure and a challenge. At the same time it’s a pleasure because of his exceptional attitude. Millie is the role model how he works every day to be 100 per cent ready. It’s a pure example, and it’s absolutely outstanding. It was a challenge because when he wasn’t starting games. Then it would get a bit tricky. He would have a big change of mood when he wasn’t playing. But he played many games so he didn’t have that problem now too often.”
The versatile midfielder made 332 appearances for Liverpool, scoring 26 goals and assisting 46 times since he joined Liverpool in 2015. Milner’s teammates paid tribute to the legendary midfielder for his professionalism, dedication and talent in an emotional video at Liverpool’s official website.