Liverpool's James Milner says the club have enough options in midfield to implement the high-energy pressing style favoured by manager Brendan Rodgers.

The England international and Liverpool vice-captain, who joined the Merseyside club on a free transfer from Manchester City during the close season, lined up alongside club captain Jordan Henderson in central midfield for the second time this season in the 1-0 home win against Bournemouth on Monday night.

"There's a lot of options for us and a lot of different styles of players, and a lot of energy," Milner told the club website.

"That's how we want to play, we want to move the ball but we want to put teams under pressure as well when they have it," the 29-year-old added.

An injury to Henderson forced Rodgers to bring on Emre Can early in the second half against the Cherries, but Liverpool held on to the three points and secured their second consecutive win of the season.

Milner said Rodgers had enough midfield options at his disposal to control how the game played out.

"It depends how the manager wants to play - two or three, or one of us sitting or moving out. There's plenty of energy in there.

"Emre came on as well, Adam (Lallana) played in there and Philippe (Coutinho) played in there (at Stoke City)," he said.

Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Show all 24 1 /24 Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings LIVERPOOL: Simon Mignolet The goalkeeper didn’t have much to do in the first half, but did well when called into action later on. 6 Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Nathaniel Clyne Defended well while being heavily involved in Liverpool’s attack down the right flank and caused Gradel problems as the game went on. 7 Getty Images Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Martin Skrtel Was commanding in defence and also helped provide long-range crosses to help in attacks but could have given away a penalty in the second half. 6 PA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Dejan Lovren Didn’t show enough strength to stop Elphick from heading in the opener, but was saved when the goal was ruled out. But he defended well otherwise although he wasn’t called into action much later. 6 EPA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Joe Gomez Did well on his home debut and looked assured at left-back although he did get a yellow card. 7 Reuters Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Jordan Henderson Set up Benteke’s goal with his deep cross, and also worked hard to clear danger in the midfield areas. 7 PA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings James Milner His Premier League experience showed as he remained calm while dealing with loose balls while linking up well with Coutinho and those around him. 6 PA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Jordon Ibe Demonstrated good pace down the left flank and was a real threat for the home side when they went forwards. 6 PA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Philippe Coutinho Was Liverpool’s most creative force, finding small pockets of space and using it to make key passes – both long and short – to his team-mates. 7 AFP/Getty Images Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Adam Lallana Displayed a good work rate but couldn’t impact the game and assert his dominance in midfield. 5 Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Christian Benteke Scored his first goal for Liverpool and provided a strong presence up front, hitting the bar late on. 8 Getty Images Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings From the bench: Roberto Firmino Showed off his pace and fancy footwork after coming on as a substitute but couldn’t impact the game. 5 PA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings BOURNEMOUTH: Artur Boruc Could not keep Benteke’s strike out, arguably because he was distracted by Coutinho, but wasn’t tested too much apart from that one moment. 5 Reuters Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Simon Francis Made some good clearances and dealt with Liverpool’s threat down the right flank well. 6 Getty Images Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Tommy Elphick Out-jumped Lovren to score what should have been the opener and linked up well with Cook. 6 EPA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Steve Cook Wasn’t tested as much and also proved dangerous in set pieces. 6 PA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Charlie Daniels Dealt with balls down the left flank well but Clyne increasingly caused him problems as the game went on. However, he did well against Liverpool. 7 Getty Images Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Andrew Surman Made some key blocks in midfield but Coutinho’s pace caused him issues at times. Helped go on the attack when Bournemouth ventured forwards. 6 Reuters Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Eunan O'Kane Was shown a yellow card for his foul on Coutinho as Brazilian started running the show from midfield but protected the defence well enough. 6 PA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Matt Ritchie Took several shots at goal and could have restored parity. Grew into the game as the second half wore on. 6 Reuters Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Max Gradel Looked good early on but struggled with his defensive duties as Clyne caused him issues. 5 Reuters Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Joshua King Was lively early on and helped with his defensive duties too but was taken off as he failed to partner well with Wilson. 5 EPA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Callum Wilson Initially caused the home side problems with his pace, but increasingly became ineffective as he dropped further back. 5 Reuters Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings From the bench: Lee Tomlin Made his Premier League and Bournemouth debut and got involved in some late attacks by Bournemouth but couldn’t be the difference and eventually got booked. 5 Getty Images

The team travel to the Emirates Stadium to take on Arsenal on Monday night and Milner admits that preserving their perfect record will not be easy for Liverpool.

"It will be a tough game. They (Arsenal) look sharp," he said.

"They had a disappointing result in their first game (against West Ham United) but they are a quality team and will want to bounce back from that and try to get their run going.

"We have defended well in the first two games of the season and we're going to need to do that there. But if we can keep improving and keep clean sheets, we have quality going forward," the midfielder added.

Reuters