James Milner pays heartfelt tribute to Diogo Jota after scoring for Brighton vs Man City
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James Milner scored from the penalty spot as Brighton took on Manchester City at the Amex Stadium today, with the former Liverpool midfielder celebrating by paying tribute to Diogo Jota.
Liverpool retired the 20 jersey in his honor, and Milner took on the number when it was vacated by his Brighton teammate Carlos Baleba.
When Milner found the back of the net in the Premier League clash between Brighton and Manchester City, he celebrated by doing Jota's famous PlayStation celebration.
"He was an amazing player who I was fortunate to play with and a great friend as well.
A finisher; so clever with the positions he got into, how he used his body.
"I sit next to Adam Webster on the bus when we travel to [Brighton] games and the amount of times I've said to him 'you don't realise how good this guy is, this guy is amazing, I love watching him' and Adam would say 'yeah Milly you told me last week'.
"Every week I love watching the guy as a player and I loved training with him but, more importantly than as a player, as a guy he was incredible
We had so much fun together.
"He was such an amazing family man and just someone you wanted to be around.
"He'll be missed by everyone
He was a truly amazing player and even better guy — an unbelievable guy to be around.
"He'll be missed by everyone who knew him and everyone in the footballing world for sure."