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Milner admits he could’ve walked out on Liverpool & continues to leave Leeds door open

James Milner admits that he could have pushed for a move away from Liverpool when asked to play at left-back throughout the 2016-17 campaign, but the 34-year-old has never shirked a challenge and is now a Champions League and Premier League title winner at Anfield.

Jurgen Klopp has always embraced the versatility offered to him by an experienced former England international.

Milner has, however, starred on a Premier League stage for close to 20 years as either a winger or combative central midfielder.

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He is more than capable of filling in at the back, but those areas of the pitch are not where he feels the most comfortable or at his best.