Manuel Pellegrini provided a superb summary of James Milner in a 2015 interview with @sidlowe: “I’m Milner’s No1 fan. Find me a more complete English player. There are players who’re better technically, yes. Quicker players, yes. Players who head better, yes. But show me one who does all the things Milner does well. There isn’t one. “It’s hard to leave him out. Respect, commitment and performance level: 10/10, fantastic. He’s polyfunctional: full-back – the only position he doesn’t like – attacking midfield, wide. I played him as a forward and the team averaged three goals a game. He gives everything. “You leave him on the bench and he’s absolutely furious but watch him during the game: encouraging, shouting, supporting. And in the next training session he kills himself. “Milner’s a phenomenon, a guy with big balls and a heart this big,” Pellegrini continues, opening out his hands. “Intelligent, great mentality, one of those players that when you leave him out you’re left with this feeling of injustice; it hurts because he should always play.”

Beyond the identity of the new head coach - Andoni Iraola is expected to be appointed and intensity is his identity, but his European experience is severely lacking and it is unknown how he’ll cope with increased pressure and a greater schedule - Liverpool need to spell out their long-term strategy and shed light on the futures of Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes. These are the men ultimately directing the club and making the big decisions, so clarity is paramount. On the face in the dugout, Luis Enrique is probably the only name that would arrive without question marks were he available, but he would expect proper control. Are Liverpool too attached to their desire for a head coach moving forward? I think it’s important if you want supporters to buy into and be immersed in a journey, for them to know what the plan is.

I have witnessed this club go from doubters to believers, and from believers to champions. It took hard work and I always did everything I could to help the club get there. Nothing makes me prouder than that. Us crumbling to yet another defeat this season was very painful and not what our fans deserve. I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear and back to being a team that wins trophies. That is the football I know how to play and that is the identity that needs to be recovered and kept for good. It cannot be negotiable and everyone that joins this club should adapt to it. Winning some games here and there is not what Liverpool should be about. All teams win games. Liverpool will always be a club that means a great deal to me and to my family. I want to see it succeed for long after I have moved on. As I’ve always said, qualifying to next season’s Champions League is the bare minimum and I will do everything I can to make that happen.

🚨🗣️ Jurgen Klopp on Andy Robertson: “Signed for £8M, played like a £100M warrior every week. He gave everything lungs, heart, soul. For me, the best left-back I’ve coached: relentless, fearless, always there.” 🥹❤️

You know @ZohranKMamdani is a real Gooner when he's miserable even as Arsenal is possibly weeks away from a Premier League and CL cup double.

If those astronauts go around the moon and can find no trace of Lisa Stansfield’s baby then I really think that’s it, we’ve exhausted all lines of enquiry

The Scottish Premier League has decided to come alive this season. Absolutely bonkers Rangers come from behind against Hearts to come to within 2 points, Celtic right there as well - it may go to the wire…

Phil Collins is the only person who could drum & sing like this while looking like the IT guy at your workplace

This Algeria v Uganda match has a couple of laughable, but consequential calls that have been the hallmark of some of these North African match-ups for decades… Amazing to see this continue in this era.

''In my spar time, I take photos of my wife, and so on and so forth and stuff like that''- Thabo Zizi Mbeki

Botswana!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🏅

The CEO of IKEA was just elected Prime Minister in Sweden. He should have his cabinet together by the end of the weekend.

How about we celebrate the great signings without disrespecting the PL champions?

JUST SARINA WIEGMAN LOSING HER MIND AS BURNA BOY JOINS HER ON STAGE. 🤣🎶

Morgan Rogers is the Lionel Messi of Oxlade-Chamberlains

This was the first billboard I came up with when I took on the task of making Dutch Barn a global brand. Now I’ve got to try to come up with some to crack America. Suggestions welcome.

Two high school seniors solved a mathematical puzzle that was thought to be impossible for 2,000 years. @BillWhitakerCBS reports, Sunday. 60Minutes.com

At Stanford, almost one in five undergrads now ends up majoring in computer science. At MIT, it’s 42 percent. CS is taking over academia, @ibogost writes, and its newfound power may corrupt: theatlantic.com/technology/a…

This is how I and probably most of Liverpool fans feel about losing Klopp 💔

Jürgen Klopp has earned the right to wave goodbye in his way, on his time, with his head and heart aligned. A man who tirelessly rebuilt a club, recharged a fanbase and represented the community. He gave people more than success: a shared experience, everlasting memories, belief