James Milner’s red card against Crystal Palace on Saturday was no ordinary sending off.
It wasn’t anything due to the ferocity of his challenge on Wilfried Zaha – more the face he was dismissed by his old primary school teacher!
Referee Jon Moss had no choice, but to send the Liverpool man off as Milner was already on a yellow card when he did the late tackle on Zaha.
But Milner actually walked off before Moss – or Mr Moss as he probably knew him – brandished the card suggesting the England international is very aware of the referee’s approach to discipline!
However, Milner’s dismissal didn’t affect the result for his side as Liverpool battled to a 4-3 win.
Former England player Milner, 33, went to Westbrook Primary School in Horsforth, Yorkshire.
He then went on to attend Horsforth School where Milner bagged himself 11 GCSE’s, which includes an outstanding performance in PE, despite breaking through as a Premier League star with Leeds aged 16.
And evidence surfaced on social media showing Moss and Milner’s time together in the same junior school team – with the now referee as the coach and Milner (who is holding the football) as captain.
After the sending off, Milner is suspended for Liverpool’s next Premier League game – a home match against Leicester on January 30.