2023-05-20 17:17:57
During the draw between Liverpool and Aston Villa, the public at Anfield paid their last respects to Roberto Firmino and James Milner, who will leave the club this summer following eight years of good and loyal service.
Liverpool know how to pay homage to their legends. Arrived on the banks of the Mersey in the summer of 2015, Roberto Firmino, 31, and James Milner, 37, played between them nearly 700 games for the Reds. On Saturday, in the draw once morest Aston Villa, they played their last minutes at Anfield and received a warm welcome from their supporters before leaving the club this summer.
At the entrance of the two players during the match, the supporters had already sang warmly for their two players, who won everything with Liverpool and notably brought back the title of champion of England following which the club had been chasing for 30 years. Roberto Firmino’s equalizer, at the very end of the match, was then celebrated as rarely by Anfield.
Firmino on the verge of tears
In the post-match celebrations, in a stadium that remained full, Firmino appeared very emotional, not far from tears. The audience took turns singing the songs dedicated to the Brazilian and to James Milner. Officially, it was also a question of paying homage to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keitawho will also be leaving this summer, but it was all really focused on Firmino and Milner.
“We will miss them, admitted the Reds coach, Jürgen Klopp. Like all good stories in life, there is a starting point, a middle point and an end point, and this story is now over.”
For Liverpool, these departures mark the end of an era and a need for renewal, which began with the latest recruitments. Of the trio Salah, Mané and Firmino who remade Liverpool into a top team, only the Egyptian now remains.
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