Having played for Newcastle, Leeds, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Liverpool and England during his career, James Milner has unsurprisingly had some incredible team-mates.
During an interview with FourFourTwo, Milner named an incredible best Xl of his team-mates consisting of Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Jonathan Woodgate, Ashley Cole; Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, David Silva, Roberto Firmino, Alan Shearer and Sergio Aguero.
This got us thinking of the best XI of players he excluded. We present them to you in a 4-3-3 formation.
GK: Joe Hart
Admittedly, Hart’s stock has fallen dramatically in recent seasons but we shouldn’t forget how good he was at his peak.
The England international made over 300 appearances for Manchester City, winning two Premier League titles and also receiving four Golden Glove awards.
Milner watched from the substitutes bench as the goalkeeper produced that iconic performance against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League group stage in October 2012.
READ: A forensic analysis of the night Joe Hart faced down Dortmund on his own
RB: Pablo Zabaleta
Milner’s line-up contains current Liverpool team-mate Trent Alexander Arnold, who has established himself as one of the best right-backs in the world.
But that means we’re still able to pick Pablo Zabaleta, who played alongside Milner for Manchester City.
The former Argentina international rarely put a foot wrong throughout his City career and his willingness to put his body on the line made him a real fan favourite.
CB: Vincent Kompany
Another Manchester City legend, Kompany just about edged out Dedryck Boyata and Ozan Kabak to take a coveted spot in our line-up.
“Vinny – unbelievable player,” Milner told Sky Sports in 2020. “How he went about his business, he struggled with injuries but the amount of injuries you saw him play through as well which nobody would have ever known, was incredible.
“He would put his head on the line. An unbelievable leader, a great captain with so many great qualities on that side, and rightly so, one of the greatest defenders to play in the Premier League.”
But Kompany still didn’t make it into Milner’s XI. We’re guessing he just hasn’t forgiven the defender for that crucial goal against Leicester City in May 2019.
CB: Rio Ferdinand
During his England career, Milner was fortunate enough to play with both Ferdinand and John Terry, who are regarded as two of the greatest defenders of all time.
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