James Milner’s Leeds debut hinted at Premier League greatness

A record-breaking homecoming: James Milner returns to Anfield as Premier League history maker - Read Liverpool F.C.

James Milner returns to Anfield for the first time since equalling the record for Premier League appearances making his 653rd appearance during Brighton & Hove Albion’s match against Aston Villa as Liverpool face Brighton in the fourth round of the Emirates FA Cup. When James Milner made his debut for Leeds United in 2002, the Premier League was a different world. It was a league of 4-4-2 formations, black boots, and a teenage Wayne Rooney. Twen…

James Milner’s Leeds debut hinted at Premier League greatness

Decades before he became a grizzled veteran with bags of experience, James Milner could be entrusted to be thrown into the mix and know what to do. From day one, in fact.