LIVERPOOL MIDFIELDER JAMES Milner will be supporting Manchester United for the first time, but he will avoid watching their clash against Man City.
Wednesday’s Manchester derby shapes as being vital in the Premier League title race, with Jurgen Klopp’s men two points clear at the top but City holding a game in hand.
Milner, a former Man City and Leeds United midfielder, said he would be hoping Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men can earn a result at Old Trafford.
“First time in my life,” he said. “But I won’t be watching. It’s a bit of a waste of energy, willing the ball in the other goal.
I can’t do anything about it. I’ll maybe put my phone away for a few hours and check it after. I’ve no idea what I’ll do, maybe go out for some food.”
With three games left, Liverpool are up to 88 points and could finish the campaign with 97 but still not win a first league title since 1990.
While Liverpool have matches against Huddersfield Town, Newcastle United and Wolves left, Manchester City will meet Burnley, Leicester City and Brighton and Hove Albion after the derby.
“There’s three games left after that [derby]. People think United is a challenge, but it’s not the only one,” Milner said.
“It’s an old cliche, but the Premier League is tough – whoever you play, teams battling at the bottom.”
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quite like the old crown paints jersey
@sams theman: the adidas Carlsberg sponsored jersey should be modernized and made as are home kit that kit scared away teams it was raw
That keeper kit is fantastic
Meet the new jersey, same as the old jersey!
It’s not bad. I don’t like the way the sponsor logo is white and the crest and NB logo is yellow/gold. Looks strange. It clashes a bit. All white for me id prefer. Anywho. Looks to be last year with new balance. Massive money nike deal looks to be coming. Which is good. Having the same jersey as all nike sponsored teams….. not so good.
@Seaniecp: Bring back Adidas and the three stripes!
@Seaniecp: the sponsor logo is far too high
@Jack Ryan: new balance jerseys have been top notch
@Colm Connolly: ya I guess it is really
Paisley-era shirts were all v-neck. This isn’t. #Fail
@Brendan Moriarty: in fairness they do say it’s inspired by the jersey not copied
@Brendan Moriarty: He would of been 100 this year, read into it .
Can’t wait to see what monstrosities NB have planned for this terms away shirts
No level of mawkish sentimentality is high enough for this crowd…
@Joe O’riordan: https://the42.ie/4591563
@Joe O’riordan: delicious salty tears
@Joe O’riordan: it’s called tradition.
@Joe O’riordan: Spurs new stadium, beautiful, Hazard to Madrid beautiful, Chelsea cash nipple run dry, bea…..
It looks OK to me, very like the one from last year (which I loved), but with the pinstripes now white. That goalie jersey should have been the away kit IMO.