By Dominic King for MailOnline
Published: 17:00 BST, 22 April 2019 | Updated: 17:18 BST, 22 April 2019
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James Milner will break the habit of a lifetime and become a Manchester United fan for one night only – but will draw the line at watching them play.
As someone who grew up in Leeds and counts his hometown team, along with Liverpool and Manchester City as clubs for whom he has played, the idea of wanting a home victory at Old Trafford is as far removed from anything Milner could imagine.
But the simple fact is Liverpool need United – who are at their lowest ebb of the campaign – to do them a favour on Wednesday by stopping City’s 10 game winning spree, if Jurgen Klopp’s squad are going to reclaim control of the race for the Premier League.
James Milner will break the habit of a lifetime and become a Manchester United fan for once
Liverpool are on course to amass 97 points, a figure that remarkably may not be enough to end their 29-year wait to become champions, but Milner does not believe a City victory in the Manchester derby will make the outcome of this duel a foregone conclusion.
‘It’ll be the first time in my life!’ Milner said with a grimace when asked if he was comfortable wanting United to win. ‘I don’t watch (games like these), to be honest. It’s a bit of a waste of energy, isn’t it,
