Jamie Carragher has hailed the seemingly imminent arrival of James Milner at Liverpool as a “very good signing” for his old club and has even claimed that he could rival Jordan Henderson to succeed Steven Gerrard as the Reds’ captain.
The Merseysiders look to be on the verge of completing a free move for the Manchester City ace, who has reportedly reached a verbal agreement with the Anfield outfit ahead of the expiration of his Sky Blues contract.
An England international and Premier League winner, the 29-year-old is an experienced campaigner, and would immediately enter the Liverpool dressing room as one of the senior stars.
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‘Carra’ fees that, should Milner move to his old side, that he will prove to be an excellent addition, and that he could potentially even rival Henderson to be Brendan Rodgers’ skipper:
“The news of the likely arrival of James Milner at Liverpool throws up a few questions, I think it’s a very good signing a free transfer who can play in a few positions and got great experience.” He wrote on his Kicca page.
“A good character which you can see from the fact he’s left Man City in the Champions League for Liverpool shows that regular starts mean more to him at this time than being a squad player with more chance of picking up trophies at City.
“Brendan Rodgers will have spoken to him about where he sees him fitting in but he’s very similar to Jordan Henderson and I have no doubt one reason he’s joining is to play in a more central role rather than out wide.
“Could Milner play a holding role? Maybe but I don’t think that’s what suits him. His main strength is his engine which could suit him and Jordan to both play alongside a holding midfielder (Can?) but his best position is tucked in from the right in a central role which is also Jordan Henderson’s so it’ll be interesting how those two fit into next year’s midfield set up.
“Also the fact that Brendan Rodgers wouldn’t confirm Jordan Henderson as this season’s captain even though he was captain in Gerrard’s absence last season makes me think him and Milner could be competing for the armband! Was that another thing that enticed Milner to join?
“A few thoughts on the subject but all in all I think it’s a good signing and am glad he’ll be wearing the red of LFC hopefully when it’s confirmed in the next week or so.”
Henderson is currently the club’s vice-captain and has filled in for Gerrard during recent absences – the 35-year-old is set to join MLS champions LA Galaxy in the coming weeks.
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