James Milner: ‘i’ve won this trophy with both Manchester City and Liverpool, and there’s no comparison. It meant so much more to win it with Liverpool, the trophy lift even had a better atmosphere at Anfield, despite there being no fans there’

‘no disrespect to City, that’s just what the club are founded upon really. Mass spending to get to the top, it didn’t feel special. Here we could feel the fans behind us every step of the way, it was a new feeling for me’
‘people ask me if i’d trade in all the trophies i’ve won with Liverpool for a few Carabao Cups. Let me tell you...i might need a Carabao energy drink to get the energy to describe how nonsensical they sound. That’s as close as i want to get to that tinpot cup’
‘i said before, i came to Liverpool because i wanted to be successful in Europe. I knew it wasn’t possible at City, they were playing rave music in the dressing room before big European games to get the players pumped up. They knew the fans couldn’t lift us’
‘I remember here before a big European game, the sound was so loud that it actually caused Shaqiri’s calves to burst. The vibrations were too much for him, and the pressure inside those legs was already really high. That’s why he’s been out for so long this season’