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James Milner on his pressure penalty against Leicester

James Milner's focus ensured the Liverpool midfielder blocked out the circumstances to convert a stoppage-time winning penalty against Leicester City.

The Reds’ relentless run of Premier League victories was under threat at Anfield on Saturday after James Maddison had levelled Sadio Mane’s first-half opener with 80 minutes on the clock.

But Milner – who also created the breakthrough for Mane – was presented with a chance to restore the hosts’ lead from 12 yards with one of the final kicks of the game.

The No.7 had to wait for a VAR review to check the challenge by Marc Albrighton on Mane for which the penalty was awarded, but coolly rolled it home to seal a 2-1 result.