Milner: Liverpool better side than City

JAMES Milner won two Premier League titles with City but he believes his current Liverpool team are the best he has played with.

Milner will return to his old club tomorrow as Liverpool travel to the Etihad with both teams looking for a win to help ensure Champions League football next season.

The midfielder has fond memories of his time at City after winning the league in 2012 and 2014, but despite those triumphs he thinks the current Liverpool side – who sit fourth in the league, and are out of the FA Cup and not in Europe – are the best he has played with.

The 31-year-old told Sky Sports: “I’ve been very fortunate to play in a lot of good teams, with a lot of good players.

“Obviously, winning a couple of titles at City, we had some very good players, but as a team this is probably the best team I’ve played in.

“The City team were obviously a top side, and arguably had more standout individual players. We’ve got a lot of good players at Liverpool too, but I think as a team we play a different style, everyone works together and we need to do that the way we play.

“It’s two completely different teams and styles of play, but two fantastic teams.”

Meanwhile, Jurgen Klopp believes that City are the toughest side to face in the league.

He said: “We’ve felt good in these games so far but for me City is the most difficult team to play. It’s real football, difficult to defend.”