James Milner on being a role model for Liverpool's youngsters:

"I came in about 15 minutes later than I normally do today and Trent was in before me and said, ‘Have I beat you in?!’" #lfc [lfc] Milner: "For him to comment and actually be in that early – I know he hasn’t done the school run or anything – it’s great. They’re the special things, you see the younger guys and Trent, I’ve seen him grow up and you see the pictures when he first came into the team as a boy."

James Milner on Liverpool Football Club:

“It’s the fans’ club. We are lucky enough to rent a shirt for a few years and do what we can in that shirt, but it’s their club and everything we do is for them." #lfc [lfc] Milner: "So when we go around the city and you see people hanging off scaffolding and ladders and you make eye contact with someone… those are the special moments and the special moments we work so hard for to earn and it’s amazing to share."

James Milner on his favourite Liverpool game:

"It has to be Barcelona I think. The whole thing around it, the build-up to it in terms of the first-leg result, beating Newcastle, losing players, what happened the night before with Vincent Kompany." #lfc [lfc] Milner: "The reaction to do that against a world-class team full of experienced players, with players missing, it was just a great night for the team and the club, but showed all of the hard work in terms of the whole squad. We had players missing, players who got us there."

James Milner on leaving Liverpool:

"I think the attitude I’ve had through it all is to try to enjoy it. It is business as usual, that’s the mindset I’ve always tried to have, and you try to take it on board and enjoy it and things like that." #lfc [lfc] Milner: "But I think if you overthink it too much that’s probably when you get quite emotional and stuff. So yeah, I just tried to enjoy the occasion. Obviously it would have been nice to win, that was the biggest disappointment."

Jurgen Klopp on his favourite James Milner moments:

"There's not one James Milner moment; it's a James Milner seven-and-a-half years. That's really how it is. From the first moment for me, he was a super-important player reference point." #lfc [lfc] Klopp: "When you have a meeting and you look at Millie's eyes and he's not shaking his head, you know you're on the right way. Nothing would have happened here, of all the good things, would not have happened without Millie."

Jurgen Klopp on James Milner's dressing room influence:

"I think Millie wants to be, [in the] first place, he wants to be seen as a football player and that's rightly so, because he played 9,000 games or so, that's how it feels!" #lfc [lfc] Klopp: "That was the biggest impact he had; on the pitch. But around, and some of these things I obviously never saw, but I think a lot of things didn't even come up to my office just because Millie sorted it beforehand, which is really good."

Fabinho on that infamous Barcelona game:

"Not one person in the stadium sat down for a second of that match. My family told me the stewards stopped asking after a while. They said they’d never experienced an atmosphere like it. Oh man, that game." #lfc [the players' tribune] Fabinho: "In the changing room after the [first leg], of course we were down, but we still had this optimism. At one point it was just Klopp, Mané and me left in the room. We were all saying, 'How did we lose this 3–0?' And then Klopp asked us if we could win the second leg."

Fabinho on Jurgen Klopp:

"Liverpool weren’t the only club that made an offer for me. There was another team in England I could’ve chosen, but it’s simple really: after you speak to Jurgen Klopp, you don’t want to hear anything from anyone else." #lfc [the players' tribune] Fabinho: "It’s like, 'ok, thank you, I’m coming to Liverpool!' We met in England and he explained his vision, how the team played and how important I would be. I didn’t even understand what he was saying. I didn’t really speak English back then, but it didn’t matter!"

Fabinho on Liverpool fans:

"When I arrived, I expected to hear 'You’ll Never Walk Alone' and for the fans to sing songs. I loved all that. But nothing prepares you for what it’s like live. How every action on the pitch gets a reaction in the stands." #lfc [the players' tribune] Fabinho: "So, after every tackle, pressure, every possible foul, I was turning around and paying attention as the fans were going crazy. Man, I was fascinated. I was just admiring them. That noise, that passion. I’d never seen anything like it. The fans are part of the team."

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on Liverpool's success:

“I think we’ve done a bit of it all. We’ve stayed at the top level with the mindset we’ve set.‌ The first season was the year we realised we could really achieve something special." #lfc [mirror] Oxlade-Chamberlain: "We were winning games 4-0, 5-0, Mo [Salah] couldn’t stop scoring and Hendo gave us the belief we could win any game. The second season was when you saw a really big jump up when we just missed out on the league that year, by one point."

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on his plans post Liverpool:

"I still want success, I’ve had a taste of it here, they’ve been the best years ever. So, if by any chance, I can have another sniff of achieving anything like that again then I’d bite your hand off." #lfc [mirror] Oxlade-Chamberlain: "I think I need to go and play somewhere as consistently as possible. They say you’re coming into your peak at 29, so I want to go and test myself, play consistently. I’m still hungry, I still feel I have a lot of games left in me and a lot of energy left."

Jurgen Klopp on Naby Keita:

"Naby is an exceptional footballer, what a player he is. Maybe one or two injuries too many just hindered him from getting really through." #lfc [lfc] Klopp: "But if you go through – and I would really recommend that – if you go through our really big games of Liverpool FC you might be surprised how often Naby was in the starting line-up and how often he played incredibly well."

Fenway Sports Group president Mike Gordon on Jorg Schmadtke:

“Firstly, I would like to welcome Jorg to Liverpool in the knowledge that he will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience into a role in which such qualities can only be beneficial both to him and us." #lfc [lfc] Gordon: "Jorg will work with our football operations department as it continues to provide support for Jürgen Klopp, in keeping with our ongoing endeavour to keep growing and developing the club in all areas."

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Jorg Schmadtke has been appointed as the club's new sporting director. #lfc [lfc] The 59-year-old German will begin his new role on June 1, subject to the successful completion of work permit formalities, and will take over as Liverpool’s sporting director from Julian Ward, who will bid farewell this summer after more than a decade at the club, as per @LFC

John Aldridge on Darwin Nunez:

"I have my concerns about Darwin Nunez. It’s the injuries more than anything, though the early sending off didn’t help him. The forwards before him didn't have the injuries." #lfc [liverpool echo] Aldridge: "He’s shown what he’s about at times though, and he’s a crowd-favourite. He’s got a little bit of Luis Suarez in him, but probably without the finishing touch. But I think he’ll get better. You’re looking at a centre-forward who’s been playing on the left-wing."

John Aldridge on Bobby Firmino's departure:

"Bobby’s been great and got his two goals since he came back. You almost don’t want him to leave but I think it’s all been done. You move on. He's leaving on a free transfer." #lfc [liverpool echo] Aldridge: "Good luck to him wherever he goes, be it Real Madrid or someone else. He’s been a great servant. He’s extremely well-liked by the fans, that’s what you go off. Firmino, Mane, and Salah will go down with the likes of Hunt, Keegan, Rush, Dalglish, myself."

🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Liverpool have rejected a permanent transfer offer from abroad for Fabio Carvalho who could yet leave the club on loan this summer. #lfc [james pearce - the athletic] A unnamed club from abroad, understood not to be Portugal, have seen an offer knocked back while there has already been interest from Premier League clubs in taking him on a temporary basis next term, as per @JamesPearceLFC

🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Liverpool do NOT want to lose Fabio Carvalho on a permanent deal this summer, and have already turned down one offer from an unnamed club. #lfc [ian doyle - liverpool echo] Liverpool have been contacted by a number of potential suitors from both home and abroad with Jurgen Klopp admitting on Friday that Carvalho could leave on loan in the summer transfer window, as per @IanDoyleSport

Fabio Carvalho ready for permanent Liverpool move after big-money bid from Champions League club | @dmlynch

Full piece: footballinsider247.com/sources-fabio-… @dmlynch Carvalho is prepared to reluctantly accept a permanent move away from Liverpool, having already been told that he will not be part of Jurgen Klopp’s first-team plans for the 2023/24 campaign, regardless of how pre-season goes, as per @dmlynch

🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Liverpool have reportedly made an offer for Barcelona defender Jules Kounde. #lfc [mail] Jurgen Klopp is eager to bring Kounde to Anfield, with the 24-year-old open to leaving Barcelona this summer, as per @MailSport

Jurgen Klopp on a record number of Premier League goals over the course of a season:

“Usually you concede. The big scorelines are when the teams are not good [at] defending. I think that was the reason today [vs Southampton]. Both teams were not really good in defending.” Klopp: “Both teams could have scored more goals. In general I think we all want to see that, as a neutral I want to see it as well, to be honest. Today I would've loved to see a few less, but that's absolutely OK. It's the quality.”