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Liverpool's Milner pokes fun at own goal against Roma

James Milner is the subject of a popular parody Twitter account that, perhaps harshly, brands the Liverpool star "boring".

But the versatile former Manchester City man was quick to poke fun at his own misfortune after Liverpool qualified for the Champions League final on Wednesday.

The Reds progressed 7-6 on aggregate following a 4-2 second-leg defeat to Roma, in which Milner unwittingly netted the Serie A side's first goal – Dejan Lovren's clearance thumping against the 32-year-old's head and beyond goalkeeper Loris Karius.

Taking to Twitter shortly after full-time, Milner asked: "Anyone got any tips for getting a Champions League logo off a face?