1. James Milner Looks A Natural In The Liverpool Shirt (And In Centre Midfield)
Signing James Milner on a free transfer was widely seen as a good bit of business by Liverpool. For a while now the 29-year-old has needed to be loved, nurtured and cared for and Anfield looks the perfect home for the former Manchester City midfielder. Rodgers started him in the middle of the midfield, a position that he could never hold down at the Etihad and he looked at ease. Carefully he sprayed the ball around the middle and linked up with the attackers well. He grabbed himself a goal after making a late run into the box and tucking home from 18-yards. The player has gone from a versatile squad player to a first team leader and based on today's performance he isn't ready to go back to that substitute bench anytime soon.
NCTJ-accredited football writer with an MA in Sports Journalism. What Culture football editor. Write for the official Newcastle United programme. Former video reporter at North News. Featured and published in the Sunderland Echo, Shields Gazette, Mail Online, The Mirror, The Sun and others.
