{"id":11645,"date":"2022-09-12T09:37:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T08:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praizsports.com\/its-not-a-criticism-of-him-jamie-carragher-on-james-milner\/"},"modified":"2022-09-12T09:37:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T08:37:37","slug":"its-not-a-criticism-of-him-jamie-carragher-on-james-milner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praizsports.com\/its-not-a-criticism-of-him-jamie-carragher-on-james-milner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt\u2019s not a criticism of him” – Jamie Carragher on James Milner"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pundit Jamie Carragher has given his thoughts on Liverpool midfielder James Milner.<\/p>

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The Englishman has started in three of Liverpool’s eight competitive games this season.<\/p>

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Milner has struggled in those matches. The 36-year-old has averaged a WhoScored<\/em> player rating of 6.27 across the early parts of the campaign.<\/p>\n

Carragher has given his opinion on Milner’s form.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are talking about can Liverpool continually do it (play at a high-level of intensity),\u201d he told CBS Sports (07\/09\/22 at 10:20 pm UK time).<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, they can if they get fresher younger players.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe problem is that they have a lot of older players. James Milner is playing in Liverpool\u2019s midfield at 36. That\u2019s happened at least three or four times this season.<\/p>

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\u201cIt\u2019s not a criticism of him, that\u2019s a criticism of the club. Liverpool should not be in a position where James Milner is playing in midfield at 36.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anfield Watch Verdict<\/h2>\n

Carragher is spot on. It’s not Milner’s fault that he is starting games despite the fact that he is well past his best.<\/p>\n

The Englishman’s contract expires at the conclusion of the 2022-23 campaign. Therefore, we would be surprised if Milner was at Anfield next season.<\/p>\n

The midfielder has been a fine player for Liverpool. Milner has scored 26 goals and registered 46 assists in 297 appearances for the club’s first-team.<\/p>\n

He has also won the Champions League, Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, Premier League title, League Cup, FA Cup and Community Shield with Liverpool.<\/p>\n

So, Milner will always be remembered fondly by the Anfield faithful. Hopefully the 36-year-old finishes the 2022-23 campaign strongly.<\/p>\n

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