He's close to retirement, Klopp has him out, but this player set a record against Rangers

With his appearance against Rangers, James Milner has now made 300 appearances in a Liverpool shirt. We highlight with BeSoccer Pro the 'red' career of the versatile midfielder, one of the players that Jürgen Klopp has fielded more times on his way through the benches of Europe.

Players like James Milner have always made an impact in the Premier League. Commitment, dedication, leadership and versatility are qualities that are highly valued in English football and the midfielder embodies them all. For this reason, he has always been important and it has only been in recent years that he has fallen below his average of 2,000 minutes per season.

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Even so, the Wortley man continues to add to his tally and on Tuesday he played his 300th game as a Liverpool player, according to BeSoccer Pro figures. That is already more than Kevin Keegan (282), Dirk Kuyt (285) or Michael Owen (297), and on the horizon are others with extensive Reds pedigree such as Jamie Redknapp (302) or Martin Skrtel (320).

In his 21 seasons as a professional footballer, there is rarely a position (apart from goal) in which he has not played, either out of conviction or due to circumstances. This is what makes him the fourth player with the most appearances in the 'Premiership era' with 595, close to catching Frank Lampard (609) and with an eye on Ryan Giggs (632) and Gareth Barry (653).

James Milner is already Liverpool history

We'll see how far Milner goes in that regard. In the summer he renewed his contract with Liverpool for the current season and at 36 years of age, his continuity is still a question mark that depends more on performance and conditions than anything else. In England they say that Klopp still trusts him, but they argue that he needs to be more protected. And he is, because he has only started 54 of the Reds' last 122 games, 44.26%. We set the point in 19-20, when he was no longer a regular starter. Before that he had been a member of the XI in 139 of 177 matches (78.53%).