Two years after leaving Liverpool, ahead Liam Millar is again in England and helped his new aspect to the highest of the Championship on his debut.
Millar spent 5 years on Merseyside after impressing within the Fulham academy, beginning towards Shrewsbury within the FA Cup fourth-round replay win in 2020.
However the summer season of 2021 introduced a transfer to Switzerland with Basel, for whom he has performed 98 occasions, scoring 13 objectives and aiding one other 10.
Deadline day noticed Millar then return to England with a season-long mortgage transfer to Preston, together with his debut coming as a starter in Saturday’s conflict with Plymouth Argyle.
It took the 23-year-old simply 25 minutes to attain his first aim for North Finish, which proved to be the winner in a 2-1 victory.
Millar had already assisted the opener for Duane Holmes – his cross brushing the fingertips of Conor Hazard earlier than being headed residence inside 37 seconds – when his personal alternative struck.
With Milutin Osmajic discovering the Canadian on the left flank, Millar drove into the field and reduce onto his proper earlier than bending a end residence.
Regardless of Ryan Hardie’s second-half strike for Plymouth, Preston had been in a position to maintain on for 3 factors which noticed them again to the highest of the Championship.
Ryan Lowe’s aspect at the moment are the one unbeaten membership within the English second tier, sitting above Leicester and Ipswich with 5 wins and a draw from six video games.
? As we speak’s @epicpgc man of the match was Liam Millar, as chosen by at the moment’s match sponsor, @SUS_Ltd.
Due to the person of the match sponsor, £500 will probably be donated to Liam’s chosen charity, @TippyToesBBank. ?#pnefc pic.twitter.com/XUpx5vrQm5
— Preston North Finish FC (@pnefc) September 16, 2023
It seems as if Millar, who counts Liverpool loanee Calvin Ramsay and fellow alumni Ben Woodburn and Layton Stewart as team-mates, will determine prominently transferring ahead.
“It was a dream debut for me, I’m actually excited for what’s subsequent within the Preston shirt,” Millar, who was named Man of the Match, said after the sport.
“I actually hope to maintain that persevering with and on Tuesday [against Birmingham] we go.”
On his Championship debut he added: “It was good. It was quick, intense, I obtained a bit of cramp ultimately however the whole lot’s OK.
“Only a quick recreation and it was quite a bit totally different than Switzerland, however I feel it fits me extra and I’m excited to proceed to play.”
