Liverpool underwent a midfield reshuffle this summer, but we all knew that one of the hardest players to replace would be our vice-captain James Milner.
However, speaking on LFCTV’s ‘Review Show’, Neil Mellor spoke about Wataru Endo and said: “Some people have compared him to Milner because he is the person who covers the most ground.”
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It’s clear that Jurgen Klopp is a big fan of our number 3, as he said this week: “his passing is really good, his awareness is really good.”
Time will tell if the Japan international can come close to matching the legacy of the current Brighton player, but he is not a bad man to compare himself to at this stage of his Anfield career.
You can watch Mellor’s comments on Endo’s comparisons to Milner (from the 9:53 mark) via Liverpool FC on YouTube:
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