Liverpool: James Milner mimicked Mo Salah's penalty run up vs Man City

In Liverpool and Manchester City‘s first meeting of the 2022/23 season, it was Jurgen Klopp’s talented side who emerged victorious.

The Reds beat their fierce rivals in the Community Shield by a scoreline of 3-1 and they fully deserved the win.

City were below par by their lofty standards at the King Power Stadium, with summer acquisition Erling Haaland having a bit of a shocker.

Trent Alexander-Arnold put Liverpool in front on 21 minutes, before Pep Guardiola’s team drew level in the 70th minute through Julian Alvarez.

But the Merseyside outfit regained their one goal lead soon after when Mohamed Salah converted emphatically from the penalty spot.

Ruben Dias was adjudged to have handled the ball from Darwin Nunez’s knock down and Liverpool’s main man gobbled up the scoring opportunity.

Salah’s penalty low into the corner of Ederson’s net was brilliant, as were James Milner’s actions just before his teammate made contact with the ball.

One football fan on Twitter has noticed that the veteran midfielder mimicked Salah’s run up from the edge of the box, which would have given him a clear advantage over the City players had the spot kick been missed.

You simply have to admire the unwavering desire to win from the 36-year-old…

I just noticed how Milner mimics Mo’s run up so that he hits the edge of the box with perfect timing