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James Milner says he’s still adjusting to his new role at Liverpool but insisted: “I’m learning as fast as I can.”

The Reds vice-captain has played the last three matches at left-back after being moved from his usual midfield position by Jurgen Klopp to replace the erratic Alberto Moreno.

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Milner has impressed his manager to such an extent that Klopp has decided not to sign a new left-back prior to Wednesday’s transfer deadline.

It’s been a challenging switch for the 30-year-old but he insists he’s happy to play there all season if required.

“It is different,” Milner told the ECHO.

“There are pluses and minuses to it.

“All my career being in the midfield or higher up than that you have got people behind you. You are working in pairs when you play further up but you are more of a unit when you are playing at left-back.

“You need to be aware of where your centre-backs are so you are not the deepest man, all these things.

“It’s new for me and I’m learning as fast as I can. Hopefully I can keep the mistakes to a minimum and do what I can for the team.

“I think I have adapted throughout my career to playing different positions and this one is different as well. Hopefully my experience and my time in football can help me.

“I am a Liverpool player and what the manager asks me to do I will do. Ultimately, if he thinks that is the best thing for the team then I will do it.”

Milner has spent hours examining the footage from matches in order to ensure his positional play improves.

A deeper starting role this season doesn’t mean more defensive though with the full-backs given a licence to attack and provide the width in Klopp’s side.

“I’ve played a lot on the left in my career and would rather play left-back than right-back so that does not affect me,” he added.

“It’s more learning the position from training and watching videos after the game, looking at distances from the centre-half, getting out to the wide man quickly, things like that.

“It is a bit irrelevant to speak to someone who has played there in the past as the way that this manager plays is very different to a left-back say five years ago.

“A lot of time in this team you are like a winger and on the front foot.

“So I could speak to other left backs but the way this manager wants his full-backs to play is completely different to how other managers want them to play.”