Liverpool veteran James Milner stepped in to rescue an angry Ibrahima Konate during yesterday's friendly defeat to Hertha Berlin.

The Liverpool Echo says Konate wasn't too happy shortly before half-time when convinced he should have had a penalty having been held back by Davie Selke.

Indeed, the centre-back was that irate he fronted up to the Hertha Berlin man, who was having absolutely none of it.

Enter Milner who, rather than playing peacemaker, instead gave Selke a piece of his mind while Konate was ushered away from the growing fracas.

Konate though was eventually booked for his actions.