“He has now made three games”.
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Jurgen Klopp’s side tried hard to get the crucial late goal but no matter how much Georginio Wijnaldum tried, the former Newcastle United player couldn’t keep his shots on target.
Liverpool drew 1-1 with Tottenham in its third straight away game to open the Premier League season after conceding a second-half equaliser by Danny Rose on Saturday.
“I picked him – last 10 minutes”, Klopp told BBC Match of the Day. “We have to accept all the things that happened around [the game]”.
“I wish we could have won it”.
“We have to accept it”. “The only decision we made is that Milly can play it, especially in the kind of play we think we should play”.
Milner beat Michel Vorm from the spot in the 43rd minute after Lamela had tripped Roberto Firmino in the box, as Spurs struggled to deal with Liverpool’s attacking firepower in the first half.
The Reds vice-captain has played the last three matches at left-back after being moved from his usual midfield position by Jurgen Klopp to replace the erratic Alberto Moreno.
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“Full-back is not only a winger in offensive situations”. It’s something like an eight in different moments, so that’s a really good position for Milly.
Another England global striker adapting to a slightly different position is Tottenham’s Harry Kane. So we have to work on it, as we work with every player.
“But we can’t make anyone [else] responsible for the draw”.
Liverpool started the second half better, too, with Premier League debutant Joel Matip glancing a header against the crossbar from a corner, only for Spurs to equalize against the run of play. “We played football and defended really good”.
The Argentinian also spoke about another England worldwide, Harry Kane, and said he is not anxious by his lack of goals, pointing out last season he only scored for the first time in the tenth game, and turned out to be the top scorer.
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He said that their post-match analysis revealed that they “could not believe big the opportunities [to score] would have been with one more pass” at Burnley and said it was “hard to take” as a result.
