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# Milner reveals key reason behind Liverpool’s title challenge

James Milner says consistency is the key reason for Liverpool topping the Premier League currently.

The Reds have put together a stunning league campaign to date, leading Manchester City by four points.

[Speaking to Liverpool FC magazine](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/334122-james-milner-liverpool-evolution-defence-interview), Milner discussed the incredible progress made at Anfield, citing consistency and an ability to win ugly as vital:

> I’d certainly say it is a progression. You can see how the team’s improved.
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> Over the last few years you could see that on our day we could beat anyone but maybe we haven’t had that consistency. Now you can see the consistency coming more and more.
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> I think we have a good ability of being able to win games in different ways. If things aren’t going well for us, we can grind it out, we can play in different styles and that’s evidence of us developing as a team, which is important.

![Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2019/01/1093269506.jpg)

> It is a results business and in previous years we have not had that consistency. We have been able to play really well one week but then the next we wouldn’t have looked like the same team.
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> Gradually we’ve got better and better at finding that consistency. It starts with the base and the foundation that we have starting from the goalkeeper and the back four, but it’s the full squad who have to buy into the defending and how we do that.
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> The defensive record’s been a base for us this season. In games where maybe we haven’t played as well as we can, we’ve still been able to nick a 1-0 and stay solid at the back. That’s so important if you want to be successful.

This new-found level of consistency and resilience will need to remain on show if Liverpool are to clinch Premier League glory this season.

City have returned to top form and will not let up between now and May.

Milner won two league titles during his time at the Etihad, so his experience will be vital for the Reds.