Overview
- Milner has been presented with Guinness World Records for most Premier League appearances, the longest gap between first and last Premier League goals (22 years 248 days), and most consecutive Premier League seasons played (24).
- He set the all-time appearance mark at 654 by starting Brighton’s 2-0 victory over Brentford, surpassing Gareth Barry’s previous record.
- The accolades follow a return from a severe knee injury last season that required reconstruction and left him sidelined for nine months, a spell when he feared retirement.
- Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler has praised Milner’s conditioning, saying the veteran still out-runs and out-sprints younger teammates in training as he plays out a one-year deal.
- Milner has completed his coaching badges and says he may pursue management in the future, though he plans to rest first on Jurgen Klopp’s advice and is cautious about the role’s pressures.