{"id":1270451,"date":"2022-07-28T17:11:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T16:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1270451"},"modified":"2022-07-28T17:11:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T16:11:48","slug":"james-milner-beard-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/james-milner-beard-liverpool\/","title":{"rendered":"James Milner reveals the two Liverpool players who inspired his new look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>You don&#8217;t have to be eagle-eyed to noticed that James Milner has started Movember ahead of schedule &#8212; and he&#8217;s now revealed which two Liverpool players inspired his new look.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Typically clean shaven, it&#8217;s taken Milner the 21st pre-season of his career for him to switch things up and don a fresh appearance, with the veteran midfielder now rocking a neatly-kept beard.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old extended his Liverpool contract in June for another year and he will be going into the new campaign with more than a bit of five o&#8217;clock shadow.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Milner is looking fine with a beard <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/soklSG3Jxw\">pic.twitter.com\/soklSG3Jxw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James????????? (@PogWings7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PogWings7\/status\/1551812866545557504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Explaining his decision to put down the shaving foam, Milner says he&#8217;s grown out his beard, not for aesthetics, but because two of his Liverpool team-mates cajoled him into letting nature take its course.<\/p>\n<p>He told Liverpool&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolfc.com\/news\/james-milner-new-beard-contract-decision-playing-piano-and-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>: \u201cA couple of weeks ago we were in Singapore, we were in the treatment room having a bit of craic and Hendo and Robbo were on me and said, \u2018Go on, you need to grow it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said, \u2018Alright, why not? I\u2019ll do it for banter.\u2019 We\u2019ll see where it goes. They\u2019ve got a month of growth; we\u2019re two weeks in so we\u2019ll see where it goes from here. They\u2019re in control of it, so if it\u2019s no good it\u2019s their fault!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1270459 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/07\/28170419\/1270451_1270451_Milner-Beard.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/07\/28170419\/1270451_1270451_Milner-Beard.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/07\/28170419\/1270451_1270451_Milner-Beard-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/07\/28170419\/1270451_1270451_Milner-Beard-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/07\/28170419\/1270451_1270451_Milner-Beard-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/07\/28170419\/1270451_1270451_Milner-Beard-110x62.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/07\/28170419\/1270451_1270451_Milner-Beard-124x70.jpg 124w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/07\/28170419\/1270451_1270451_Milner-Beard-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/07\/28170419\/1270451_1270451_Milner-Beard-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/07\/28170419\/1270451_1270451_Milner-Beard-180x101.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/07\/28170419\/1270451_1270451_Milner-Beard-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/07\/28170419\/1270451_1270451_Milner-Beard-1067x600.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/07\/28170419\/1270451_1270451_Milner-Beard-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/07\/28170419\/1270451_1270451_Milner-Beard-1100x619.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/07\/28170419\/1270451_1270451_Milner-Beard-85x48.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/07\/28170419\/1270451_1270451_Milner-Beard-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/07\/28170419\/1270451_1270451_Milner-Beard-330x186.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Milner has featured in every Liverpool pre-season so far, starting in the 2-0 win over Crystal Palace and most recently in the 1-0 defeat to Red Bull Salzburg.<\/p>\n<p>Despite not always being in Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s starting XI these days, the age-defying midfielder has explained his decision to extend his stay at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>He stated: &#8220;<span>It\u2019s an incredible football club; the support we get all over the world, the group of players and staff that I\u2019m lucky enough to be working with every day, the size of the club, the success the club has had in the past and in the recent history since I\u2019ve been at the club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;It\u2019s been great to be part of that. And obviously the drive is to go on and keep winning trophies and keep being successful.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You don&#8217;t have to be eagle-eyed to noticed that James Milner has started Movember ahead of schedule &#8212; and he&#8217;s now revealed which two Liverpool players inspired his new look. 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