Liam Millar speaks quickly in a hybrid southern Ontario accent mixed with bits of what he has picked up from his last five years playing throughout London, Liverpool and western Scotland.



When he does emphasize a certain word, he makes sure you can hear it. He does this when explaining the difference between playing against teenagers with Liverpool’s U23 team and the seasoned professionals he’s playing agains with Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock.



“It’s a lot different,” 19-year old Millar told The Athletic. “It’s a lot more physical.”



After completing a mid-season loan to Kilmarnock in the hopes of garnering regular minutes with a first team squad, the Toronto-born, Brampton-raised forward hasn’t found the quality of opponents against that much different. But he has had to adjust to opponents who have developed stronger shoulders in challenges and harsher tackles.



“It’s...