Milner penalty gives Liverpool 1-0 win over Swansea
Posted November 29, 2015 6:00 am
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - James Milner scored from the penalty spot to give Juergen Klopp his first Premier League win at Anfield as Liverpool manager, with Swansea defeated 1-0 on Sunday.
Milner netted in the 62nd minute after Neil Taylor's handball.
Sixth-place Liverpool closed the gap on Tottenham to two points after the fifth-place team was held 0-0 by Chelsea.
Swansea is a point behind 14th-place Chelsea.
Klopp replaced Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool at the start of October.
Liverpool's Christian Benteke, left, fights for the ball against Swansea's Kyle Bartley during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Swansea at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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Liverpool's manager Juergen Klopp takes to the touchline before his team's English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Swansea at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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Liverpool's James Milner. left, fights for the ball against Swansea's Kyle Bartley during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Swansea at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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