Liverpool star James Milner misses a penalty for the first time since 2009 as Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster denied him brilliantly at Anfield
JAMES MILNER missed a penalty for the first time since 2009 as Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster denied him brilliantly at Anfield.
The 31-year-old missed his spot-kick in the second half as Liverpool drew 0-0 to the Saints to blow the hunt for the Champions League places wide open.
Liverpool dropped more points at home as they were made to rue for James Milner's penalty missRex FeaturesThe Liverpool midfielder missed a penalty against Southampton in the recent Premier League clashReutersThe Saints goalkeeper guessed the right way as he superbly kept the scoreline at 0-0 at AnfieldReuters
Milner was looking to tuck in his eighth penalty of the season in the bottom left corner, but was foiled by his England team-mate who stopped him superbly.
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Jurgen Klopp, as he has often this campaign, looked away as the midfielder was gearing up to take it, but for the first time in over seven years, the former Aston Villa man didn't find the back of the net.
He has taken 25 penalties in his career, and this was only his fourth time he missed - ironically it was the first time Forster had saved a penalty in the league in his ninth try.
Fraser Forster speaks to his England team-mate prior to the penalty as he tried to get into the 31-year-old's headGetty Images
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Sergio Asenjo denied him in the 2009 European Under-21 Football Championhsip, while Cardiff City's Peter Enckelman saved a spot-kick against Milner in the EFL Cup in the 2009/10 campaign.
His last miss in the Premier League came also in that season when Bolton Wanderers legend Jussi Jaaskelainen stopped him in November 2009, though Villa ended up winning 5-1.
Since swapping Manchester City for the Reds, Milner has dispatched ten penalties over the course of two seasons, while he scored against his current side for the Citizens from the spot in January 2012.
Here a selection of tweets about his shock miss.
1 - James Milner has failed to score a Premier League penalty for the first time since November 2009 for Aston Villa vs Bolton. Denied.
- Milner failed to score a PL penalty for the first time since 2009 - Forster saved his first Premier League penalty on his 9th try pic.twitter.com/Uisd8iDZuP
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