Liverpool midfielder Milner admits matchwinning penalty 'tough'

Football
6 Oct 2019 • 8:41 AM MYT
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Liverpool veteran James Milner admits his matchwinning penalty against Leicester City was "tough".

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 Sadio Mane for which the penalty was awarded, but coolly rolled it home to seal a 2-1 result.

He told the club's website: Tough obviously, I was just trying to stay calm in that situation and concentrate on what I was going to do.

There was a bit of a wait. I was just trying to concentrate on what was going to happen.

The first thing was whether it was going to be given or not, that's obviously a new experience because normally it's a penalty or not. So that was different, but I was just trying to stay calm and concentrate on what I was going to do.

We're just delighted to get the win; it was always going to be tough, they're a good team. We looked pretty tired in the second half but we found a way to win again. It shows the character of the squad."

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