Jurgen Klopp singles out shock Liverpool player for praise after Bayern win

Jurgen Klopp hailed James Milner after Liverpool dumped Bayern Munich out of the Champions League. The Reds beat Bayern 3-1 due to goals from Sadio Mane and Virgil Van Dijk. However, Klopp praised Milner after he delivered the cross for Virgil van Dijk’s goal. "We had so many problems. It was a risk – Milner trained twice before this game. Can anyone else be ready and play like that?" Klopp said. "I didn’t just want to beat Bayern. I wanted to win with Liverpool. "I am sure I will have a lot of fans happy from Dortmund and if I can help them, then that’s great too. It is a wonderful Champions League night for Liverpool again and that’s good. "Somebody will play against somebody in the next game. The boys love this competition. They dig in and I like it. The desire was outstanding." Liverpool successfully qualified for the next round of the knockout stages and joined Tottenham, |ajax. Manchester United, Porto, Juventus, Manchester City and Barcelona in the quarter-finals.

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