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title: "Liverpool: James Pearce hails James Milner’s performance vs Man City"
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author: "Henry Jackson"
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published: "2022-10-17T11:10:52Z"
modified: "2022-10-17T11:10:52Z"
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# Liverpool: James Pearce hails James Milner’s performance vs Man City

**The Athletic journalist James Pearce has heaped praise on James Milner’s fantastic performance in [Liverpool](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/)‘s 1-0 victory at home to Manchester City.**

### The Lowdown: Massive win for Liverpool

The Reds faced a daunting [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) fixture on Sunday afternoon, with their [poor recent form](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-liverpool/spielplandatum/verein/31) making them clear underdogs against a superb City side.

Instead, Jurgen Klopp’s men produced their best performance of the season in a pulsating clash, with Mohamed Salah’s goal securing all three points.

It is a win which could ignite Liverpool’s stuttering campaign, if they are able to back it up in forthcoming matches, and there were heroes all over the pitch for the Reds.

### The Latest: Pearce hails Milner

One of those was clearly Milner, who was exceptional at right-back and received huge praise from Pearce on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/1581699040437506049?s=20&t=FoIox3__wNCb7r4IVRcnRw).

The journalist gushed:

> “What a shift from James Milner against his former club. Dropped to the turf at the final whistle. Exhausted but triumphant.”

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### The Verdict: Magnificent performance

There may have been understandable concern from some Liverpool fans when the starting line-ups were announced and Milner was at right-back, [far from his customary position](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/james-milner/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/3333), but he silenced any doubters emphatically.

The 36-year-old was imperious up against Phil Foden, 14 years his junior, [winning all three aerial duels](https://www.sofascore.com/liverpool-manchester-city/rU) and three out of four ground duels, along with making three tackles and ensuring that the City maestro [failed to record a single shot](https://www.sofascore.com/liverpool-manchester-city/rU) all day.

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Milner has shown that he can still be an effective figure despite his advancing years, and in many ways this was one of his best performances in a Liverpool shirt, given who the Reds’ opponents were.