Liverpool fans haven’t taken kindly to a campaign launched from a Manchester City social media page, which called to stop James Milner from playing in former teammate Vincent Kompany’s testimonial.
YourMCFC, an account with over 35,000 followers, labelled the former Citizens’ midfielder a “Judas” after the fan channel claimed that the Englishman deliberately ran his contract down to receive a signing on bonus with Liverpool in 2015.
The 33-year-old left Manchester City after five seasons at the Etihad, winning two Premier League titles during his stay.
#MilnersNotWelcome@ManCity remove @JamesMilner from the @VincentKompany testimonial. A Judas who deliberately ran his contract down so he could receive a huge signing on bonus from Liverpool after leaving on a free.#MilnersNotWelcome
— YourMCFC (@YourMCFC) September 4, 2019
The movement is also fuelled by anger concerning comments Milner made just before the Manchester Derby last April, where he revealed that he would be supporting the red side of the city to help his current employers.
Liverpool fans reacted in their droves to stick up for their No. 7, with one fan calling the crusade “pathetic“.
Another supporter mockingly stated that Milner left just to win the Champions League with Liverpool.
Here are some of the best reactions from Liverpool fans to the Manchester City campaign:
He left you to win the Champions League pic.twitter.com/NlEvtE4acc
— reece (@___Rexce___) September 4, 2019
???????????? how pathetic
— ???????????????????? (@trentsarnolds) September 4, 2019
Are you like five years old ?
You’re obsessed pic.twitter.com/FRiQCSLYth
— Kop_world19 (@mersey_reds19) September 4, 2019
You ManC’s are in a sad state.
It’s all about 6 baby.
Up The Mighty Reds! pic.twitter.com/XTfD95WQnI
— HatintheRing1917 (@HatintheRing17) September 5, 2019
Even city fans are laughing at you mate
— ManéSzn (@ftbl_george) September 4, 2019
You can’t blame him for leaving, he clearly wanted to win a champions league as he’d won everything else
— John O Sullivan (@Corballyred) September 4, 2019
So you’re going against your club legend’s testimonial wishes basically. Totally pathetic.
— Paul Ellis ???????????????????????? (@liverblokelfc) September 5, 2019
— Cal B (@LFCCal99) September 4, 2019