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title: "Liverpool: Carlton Palmer reacts to James Milner injury ahead of Wolves tie"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2020-12-06T15:05:19Z"
modified: "2020-12-07T10:22:40Z"
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# Liverpool: Carlton Palmer reacts to James Milner injury ahead of Wolves tie

**Former England international Carlton Palmer has reacted to the injury that Liverpool midfielder James Milner suffered during in their 1-1 away draw in the Premier League last weekend.**

Speaking exclusively to [Football FanCast](https://www.footballfancast.com/liverpool-fc-news/carlton-palmer-james-milner-liverpool-jurgen-klopp-e11), the former West Brom, Leeds United and Southampton player said that the 34-year-old is a “big loss” ahead of the Reds’  clash against Wolves in the top flight later this evening, as he claimed that he is a “very versatile player” who can play in a number of different roles for Jurgen Klopp’s team. Milner picked up the injury at Brighton and looks set to be out of action for a few more games, at least.

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### Milner is Klopp’s dream

Milner is Klopp’s dream, as he can fill in in a wide range of positions when the German boss is short in a particular area.

Just in the 2020/21 term alone, the former Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Manchester City ace has played at right-back, in the centre of midfield and at left-back too ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/james-milner/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/3333/plus/0?saison=2020&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=)).

At his age, given the [numerous](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/james-milner/erfolge/spieler/3333) accolades that he has won over his footballing career so far, Milner can only be seen as a [“sensational”](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league/liverpool/liverpool-stuart-pearce-full-of-praise-for-sensational-professional-james-milner/) professional, one who leads by example both on and off of the pitch for the Anfield faithful.

Thus, losing him for the game against Nuno Espirito Santo’s side could be a “massive blow” as Palmer puts it, as the Reds search for the three points that could put them to the top of the EPL table, depending on results elsewhere.

[***In other news, find out which images of one LFC star training were lauded by fans here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/liverpool-fans-laud-images-of-virgil-van-dijk-in-training/)