Liverpool's James Milner says "energy" is the key attribute Brendan Rodgers wants to see from his midfielders at Anfield.
Milner, who moved to Merseyside on a free transfer from Manchester City in the summer, started Monday's win against Bournemouth in central midfield alongside Jordan Henderson, who is a doubt for Liverpool's match against Arsenal on Monday evening.
Speaking on the club's official website, Milner said: "There's a lot of options for us and a lot of different styles of players, and a lot of energy. That's how we want to play, we want to move the ball but we want to put teams under pressure as well when they have it."
Emre Can replaced Henderson against Bournemouth and is another option for Brendan Rodgers in central midfield.
"It depends how the manager wants to play - two or three, or one of us sitting or moving out," Milner added. "There's plenty of energy in there.
"Emre came on as well, Adam Lallana played in there and Philippe Coutinho played in there at Stoke City," he said.
Liverpool have a 100 per cent record this season, but Milner is expecting a tough game when they travel to Emirates Stadium.
"They look sharp," he said. "They had a disappointing result in their first game against West Ham United, but they are a quality team and will want to bounce back from that and try to get their run going.
"We have defended well in the first two games of the season and we're going to need to do that there. But if we can keep improving and keep clean sheets, we have quality going forward,"
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