It was a semi-flippant comment (as this is a match thread not a Milner thread) but seeing as you've replied....
'Milner said he found himself marooned on the sidelines despite hitting a rich vein of form and admitted his unwillingness to kick up a fuss ironically restricted his opportunities further.
The England international moved in the opposite direction to Sterling earlier in the summer with the prospect of regular football in his preferred central midfield position convincing him to switch to Anfield on a free transfer.
“I thought at times at City I won player of the month and then didn’t play for three, four or five games after,” said Milner. “I feel here if I play well, I’ll keep the shirt. It’s down to me."'
89 starts in 4 seasons (just over half of games) and Milners quotes (sure he knows what the situation was?) suggest game time WAS a factor. Being as he's happily played FB for Liverpool plenty of times, looks like he'd happier play (even at FB) then not play?
Heyho.