Did you see James Milner give Virgil van Dijk both barrels for his pitiful defending of Jadon Sancho’s goal for Manchester United on Monday night?
It didn’t matter to Milner that the player he lambasted arguably has been the best centre back on the planet over the past four or five years. When you stand five yards off someone who is about to shoot 12 yards from goal, with your arms behind your back, it’s unacceptable and Milner let him know. In fact, it looked like he wanted to hook him.
Why? Standards, that’s why. If you want to survive at the very top level, standards that have got you there in the first place MUST be maintained. Which is why Alfredo Morelos will be sitting watching Rangers ’ most important match in years on the TV - if he can be bothered - rather than playing a part in getting his team to the tournament that he’s always yearned to play in.
