Before Liverpool took on Manchester City, much of the talk revolved around the fear of having to play James Milner at right-back, but the 36-year-old passed the test and has done so ever since.
Then came a late block against West Ham that helped ensure the Reds were able to clinch all three points and, despite not being as important in terms of helping to secure a win, repeated the feat against Nottingham Forest.
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Not long after Taiwo Awoniyi gave his side the lead at the City Ground, Morgan Gibbs-White had a great chance to double the lead, but our vice-captain was on hand to put his body on the line again.
After the tirade of abuse our number 7 received after the first few games of the campaign, his bounce back and being so vital in our last three games shows how important he is.
Jurgen Klopp clearly puts a lot of trust in our utility veteran and has proven him right once again.
You can watch the video of Milner’s block (starting at 5:20) via Nottingham Forest FC on YouTube:
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