Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is appreciative of James Milner and his "dirty" team talks.

Milner is now 33, but he is still a vital part of the all action Liverpool team that is among the best in Europe.

And the Englishman's presence in the squad is felt not only by his performances, but because of his personality in the dressing room.

"His attitude is outstanding," Klopp told Liverpool's website.

"Millie is a sports guy, in each sport he does he is brilliant. Without Millie it wouldn't have been possible [to have the same level of success].

"His kind of a little bit dirty dressing-room talks I cannot do, these things you say in the dressing room that I am not allowed to say in public.

"That's the last little kick and that's nice.

"Millie looks again in pre-season like [he's in] in his early 20s, but he isn't. He knows that, and we try to respect that. But not only in the game is he [almost unstoppable], in training it's the same."