James Milner marvels at Coutinho mastery

James Milner was grateful to “a moment of brilliance” from Philippe Coutinho after Liverpool got their Premier League campaign off to a winning start with a 1-0 win at Stoke on Sunday.

Liverpool finished last season with a shambolic 6-1 drubbing at the Britannia Stadium but gained a measure or revenge at the weekend thanks to Coutinho’s long-range strike.

Referring to Coutinho’s intervention, the former Manchester City man said: “I obviously saw him do it a few times last year – so to do it when he was on my team was nicer!