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James Milner believes working with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is unlike anything else he has experienced during his career.

Klopp is approaching the first anniversary of his arrival at Anfield last October in succession to the sacked Brendan Rodgers.

Milner has been a mainstay of the side under the German, featuring in both central midfield and on the wing before being converted to a left-back this season.

And despite having previously worked with the likes of Fabio Capello, Sven Goran-Eriksson and Manuel Pellegrini, the 30-year-old admits Klopp is unique.

“Every manager is different, they have their strengths and weaknesses,” said Milner, whose penalty capped a Liverpool fightback in their 2-1 win at Swansea on Saturday.

“But Jurgen is a top manager. Definitely up there with one of the best I’ve worked with.

“His organisation, his passion. The sessions he does are different to anything else I’ve ever experienced.

“It can only be a good thing. You see his enthusiasm when he’s bouncing on the touchline. The only thing you might say is ‘sometimes is he too emotional at times?’

“He’s a top manager and hopefully we can go on and become very successful with him.”

Milner believes Liverpool’s players are now realising Klopp’s vision, which has aided a fine start to the Premier League season that sees the Reds only two points behind leaders Manchester City.

“He’s brought in his own players and he’s improved players who were already here,” added the Reds’ vice-captain.

“He’s been able to work with us long enough to get his style across. Everyone knows their jobs.

“We can still improve. We know that and that’s the pleasing thing.

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“Last year we showed spells where we played the way we wanted but then we would look a completely different-looking side.

“But this season you could only say it was the first half at Swansea where we haven’t looked like we want. That shows how everyone is coming on and it can only get better.

“Look at how young the squad is. I’m only 30 and I’m pretty much one of the oldest. That’s disappointing for me! But it’s pleasing when you look at the youth and the potential here.

“We have a great squad of players. Just look at the lads we had on the bench against Swansea and the other lads who didn’t even make the bench. That shows the quality we have at the club.”

Milner’s reliability was again underlined with his cool finish from the spot to earn victory at the Liberty Stadium, his fourth penalty already this season.

The left-back’s steady demeanour is at odds with that of his manager, although Milner says Klopp showed at the weekend he doesn’t always have to be demonstrative.

“He can be emotional,” he said. “At Swansea he wasn’t so much waving his arms on the touchline as much as trying to hold in his anger.

“Big credit to him. Even before the game he said the right things, we just didn’t perform. At half-time he was very angry with the performance.

“We knew he was holding it in. But he got the information across clearly and got us going again. It would have been easy for him to just fly off the handle. That wouldn’t have been very productive. “We know how emotional he is.

“He did a great job, said the right things and we came out and performed how we should.”