Liverpool midfielder James Milner has been in phenomenal form for the Reds this campaign and has been the subject of plaudits from fans and pundits alike.
As Champions League football returned to our screens on Tuesday, fans were treated to a thrilling game between Premier League side Liverpool and French giants Paris Saint-Germain.
The game saw Liverpool win 3-2 with goals from Roberto Firmino, Daniel Sturridge and James Milner.
The Merseyside club opened the bank with first half goals from Daniel Sturridge and James Milner putting the former Champions League finalists in front of the game. However, Paris Saint-Germain quickly caught up as Thomas Meunier fired a volley five minutes before half-time to give his team hopes of equalizing.
The second half saw Jurgen Klopp’s men dominating the game but all the possession yielded no results. PSG were given hopes of a win when, with seven minutes remaining, a mistake from Mo Salah in possession gave Neymar the opportunity to help create the equalizer after he flicked the ball to Kylian Mbappe, who hit home for the French side.
PSG’s hopes of victory were however squandered after Roberto Firmino scored the winner in the 90th minute.
There is a lot of love for James Milner out there at the moment.
The Liverpool midfielder, 32, is arguably playing the best football of his career as he continues to inspire the Reds, who have won all six of their competitive matches so far this season.
The latest of those wins came in thrilling fashion against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday evening , when substitute Roberto Firmino’s stoppage time winner sparked the type of scenes that were often evident at Anfield during last season’s run to the Champions League final.
The 3-2 success was achieved despite the presence of superstar Neymar in the PSG team, with the Brazilian left subdued as the Reds got their European campaign off to a flier.
And there was one Milner moment in particular that Liverpool fans loved, in addition to his penalty which made it 2-0.
In the second period, the midfielder left Neymar on his backside when he – for want of a better word – ‘bodied’ the Brazilian into touch.
And as with most things Milner does, it got a lot of love on social media, largely because of disparaging comments Neymar made about Liverpool before the game.
Among the highlights of the game was Milner’s tackle with PSG star Neymar. The Brazilian star was lacklustre and gave a bleak performance in the game that saw the French giants lose.
In the second half of the game, the two went for the ball but the Merseyside midfielder dispossessed the Brazilian star and left him on his backside, firing up the home crowd.
After the game, the 32-year-old midfielder posted a picture of the tackle to his official Instagram account, with a hilarious caption to go with it. The post read, “Good crowd for the piggyback race yesterday.”