Daniel Sturridge has been named the Liverpool Player of the Month of September after scoring three goals in just four games, but who else could have won the prize?
The Reds won four of their six games played during the month, losing once to Chelsea in the Carabao Cup and drawing the Premier League rematch 1-1.
And within those six was an impressive run of victories against Tottenham, Leicester, Southampton and PSG – and one man had a standout time of it.
Evergreen James Milner is experiencing a career resurgence under Jurgen Klopp. His form may have dipped off towards the end of September and into October, but his endless energy, crunching tackles and excellent distribution mean that Milner also deserves to be named as Player of the Month.
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Goals from long range look amazing and Sturridge definitely helped Liverpool to important results – but they can often override the really important stuff that less flashy players do. You know, the stuff that enables the goal to happen.
This might not even be the assist, but it could be the assist to the assist (a horrible term). It could even be a great tackle, or a press that results in the opposition giving the ball up. It’s the little things that count.
Milner was instrumental in the three league wins and scored the highly pressured penalty against PSG. The midfielder might have only played 45 minutes against the Saints, but he was the man Jurgen Klopp turned to when it became clear that Xherdan Shaqiri couldn’t fulfil his tactical plans.
In fact, Milner’s lowest match rating on WhoScored for the first half of the month was 7.17. This proves how influential the 32-year-old was in the side.
Sturridge had an excellent September and there’ll be no gripes about his Player of the Month award, but Milner could easily have been the man to pick up the gong.