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Liverpool boss Klopp happy with Milner at left-back

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is happy fielding James Milner at left-back.

Klopp was pleased with Milner for their 1-1 draw at Tottenham.

"You need more players for different positions. The only decision we made was that Millie can play [there] and in the style of play that we should play. A full-back is not only a winger in the offensive situation – it's something like [a number] eight in different moments.

"It's a really good position for Millie. He still has to adapt a little bit and learn because he has 500 games, but not in this position. So we have to work on it, that's how we work with every player, but in the end we were convinced he can play the position, that's why we didn't make a transfer in that position on other players. I'm not surprised that he can play there."

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