English right back, James Milner is a quintessential member of the Doves and Lions. The full-back has immense talent and his speed and agility remain unmatched. He has played a number of matches in his career for many different clubs and won several trophies. The 37-year-old has been a part of clubs like Manchester City, Liverpool, Newcastle United, etc.
He recently faced AEK Athens with his current club, Brighton in the Europe league. Though he had to face defeat in the game the defender managed to make a unique record of his own.
James Milner becomes the first Englishman to represent 5 clubs in Europe
James Milner has had an amazing Premier League career. He first entered the league in November 2002 with Leeds United. The Englishman scored his first goal for the club on 26 December 2002 at the age of 16 making him the youngest player ever to score in Premier League’s history. He then went on to join many other clubs like Newcastle, Aston Villa, Man City, Liverpool (where he won his first Champions League and UEFA Super Cup title), and finally Brighton.
James Milner faced AEK Athens in his latest match. Though he had to deal with a loss the 2019 UCL winner still made history. James Milner is now the first Englishman ever to represent five different English sides namely Newcastle, Aston Villa, Man City, Liverpool, and Brighton in major European competitions.
Fans expressed their love towards him calling him a legend in the comment section of an Instagram post by Squawkafootball.
Veteran’s effort not enough to salvage point for Brighton
Brighton went toe to toe against Greek club, AEK Athens in the Europa League Group B round-1 on 22 September 2023. The match was an absolute nail-biter as the goals were coming one after the other. Athens took an early lead in the game after French right-back Djibril scored a goal in the 11th minute of the game. Brighton managed to equalize the score after they won a penalty but Athens once again came on top after scoring once again at the end of the first half.
Brazilian striker, Joao Pedro managed to get one more equalizer for his team after he scored another penalty in the 67th minute. The Greeks had the last word after Ezequiel Ponce scored a late goal in the 84th minute and sealed the deal for his club.
Milner has faced defeat in his first Europa League game this season but he still has time to turn things around and perform better in his next match against Marseille on 5 October 2023.
