James Milner pays homage to Hillsborough survivor during Liverpool trophy parade
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Published 05/06/2019 at 14:07 GMT
James Milner is definitely one of the nice guys in football.
Liverpool FC celebration parade after their Champions League final win over Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid on 1st June; James Milner of Liverpool lifts the trophy at the front of the open top bus
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The 33-year-old insisted Liverpool's open top bus stopped outside the house of life-long fan Andrew Devine, who is a survivor from the Hillsborough disaster in 1989.
The club's Champions League celebrations took place in Merseyside on Sunday evening following the 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid the previous night.
As the bus began to head back to the training ground in Melwood, Milner requested for it to pull up outside Devine's home so that the players could stop and show him the trophy.
Devine suffered serious injuries at the stadium in Sheffield and has been confined to a wheelchair ever since.
The 53-year-old lives with his parents and a 24-hour carer, with Devine's mum telling the Liverpool Echo, "It was a very kind gesture and it made Andrew's day."
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