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===Manchester City=== [[File:James Milner 2014 08 10.jpg|thumb|upright|Milner playing for [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in the [[2014 FA Community Shield]]]] On 17 August 2010, it was reported that Aston Villa had agreed a deal with Manchester City to sell Milner subject to a medical.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/aug/17/james-milner-manchester-city |title=Manchester City agree deal to sign James Milner from Aston Villa |date=17 August 2010 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=12 April 2020 |archive-date=18 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041748/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/aug/17/james-milner-manchester-city |url-status=live}}</ref> The deal was reported to be worth around Β£26 million,<ref>{{cite news |title=James Milner completes his transfer to Manchester City |website=BBC Sport |date=18 August 2010 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8918222.stm |access-date=19 August 2010 |archive-date=10 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810224513/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8918222.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> including a player exchange of [[Stephen Ireland]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/aug/17/james-milner-manchester-city |title=Manchester City agree deal to sign James Milner from Aston Villa |date=17 August 2010 |last=Stuart |first=James |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=17 August 2010 |location=London |archive-date=5 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005145214/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/aug/17/james-milner-manchester-city |url-status=live}}</ref> Milner made his debut for City on 23 August 2010 in a 3β0 home win against Liverpool, where he set up the first goal for former Villa teammate Gareth Barry.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Man City 3β0 Liverpool |website=BBC Sport |date=23 August 2010 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8929542.stm |access-date=23 August 2010 |archive-date=4 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904110758/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8929542.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Milner scored his first competitive goal for Manchester City in an [[2010β11 FA Cup|FA Cup]] third-round match at [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] which ended in a 2β2 draw.<ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Fletcher |title=Leicester 2β2 Man City |website=BBC Sport |date=9 January 2011 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9341729.stm |access-date=5 February 2011 |archive-date=4 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904110758/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/9341729.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The Leicester match was the start of a cup run that saw Manchester City reach the [[2011 FA Cup final]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9457489.stm |title=Man City 1β0 Man United |website=BBC Sport |date=16 April 2011 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112223026/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9457489.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> Milner was an unused substitute as Manchester City beat [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] 1β0 to win the FA Cup.<ref name=2011FACupFinal>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13346941 |title=Man City 1β0 Stoke |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=14 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525071238/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13346941 |archive-date=25 May 2014}}</ref> Milner scored his first Premier League goal for Manchester City against Everton on 24 September 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14958201 |title=Manchester City 2β0 Everton |website=BBC Sport |date=24 September 2011 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=27 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627094740/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14958201 |url-status=live}}</ref> Two matches later, he scored his second, against former club Aston Villa in a 4β1 win.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15225816 |title=Manchester City 4β1 Aston Villa |website=BBC Sport |date=15 October 2011 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=27 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627094743/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15225816 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following week, Milner had a hand in two goals as Manchester City won the [[Manchester derby]] at [[Old Trafford]] 6β1, inflicting Manchester United's heaviest home league defeat since 1930.<ref>{{cite news |title=Manchester United 1β6 Manchester City |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/15325536 |website=BBC Sport |date=23 October 2011 |access-date=31 May 2012 |archive-date=15 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515015210/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/15325536 |url-status=live}}</ref> Over the course of the [[2011β12 Manchester City F.C. season|2011β12 season]], Milner made 26 Premier League appearances as Manchester City won the [[List of English football champions|league title]] for the first time in 44 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17973148 |title=Manchester City 3β2 QPR |website=BBC Sport |date=13 May 2012 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=21 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121002518/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17973148 |url-status=live}}</ref> Milner won his first [[2012 FA Community Shield|Community Shield]] in August 2012, as City beat Chelsea at Villa Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19133978 |title=Chelsea 2β3 Man City |website=BBC Sport |date=12 August 2012 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=5 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605092224/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19133978 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 6 October 2012, Milner scored his first goal of the [[2012β13 Manchester City F.C. season|2012β13 season]] from a free kick to seal a 3β0 win against Sunderland.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19768745 "Man City 3β0 Sunderland"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114010747/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19768745 |date=14 January 2016 }}. ''BBC Sport''. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.</ref> On 20 October, he received his first Premier League [[Red card (association football)|red card]] in a 2β1 win at West Bromwich Albion.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/19939465 |title=West Brom 1β2 Man City |date=20 October 2012 |access-date=14 April 2014 |website=BBC Sport |archive-date=28 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428142405/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/19939465 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 13 January 2013, he scored City's opening goal in a 2β0 away win at [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], which was the first time a City player had scored away at Arsenal in the League since 2007, and City's first win in the league at Arsenal since 1975.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20924865 "Arsenal 0β2 Manchester City"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104165042/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20924865 |date=4 January 2016 }}. ''BBC Sport''. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.</ref> On 8 April, he scored in the Manchester derby as City beat Manchester United 2β1 at Old Trafford.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21992293 "Manchester United 1β2 Manchester City"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016220548/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21992293 |date=16 October 2015 }}. ''BBC Sport''. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.</ref> On 10 December 2013, Milner scored the winning goal in a 3β2 win against the reigning European champions [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] at the [[Allianz Arena]] in the [[2013β14 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]], becoming the first English player to score for Manchester City in the competition that season.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25299215 "Bayern Munich 2β3 Manchester City"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016220548/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25299215 |date=16 October 2015 }}. ''BBC Sport''. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kane |first=Desmond |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/champions-league-matchpack-bayern-munich-v-manchester-city-094915237--sow.html |title=Champions League β Man City hit back to claim famous win in Munich β Yahoo Eurosport UK |publisher=Yahoo! |date=10 December 2013 |access-date=12 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216131441/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/champions-league-matchpack-bayern-munich-v-manchester-city-094915237--sow.html |archive-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> That season would see Milner win a first League Cup winner's medal<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26311649 |title=Manchester City 3β1 Sunderland |website=BBC Sport |date=2 March 2014 |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112040228/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26311649 |url-status=live}}</ref> and a second Premier League title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27273582 |title=Manchester City 2β0 West Ham United |website=BBC Sport |date=11 May 2014 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=21 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921001525/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27273582 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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