James Milner: I left Aston Villa for Manchester City to play in the centre of midfield

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James Milner insists that he moved from Aston Villa to Manchester City to ply his trade in the centre of midfield.

The England international was given the role he favours during the friendly with Ghana, which saw Asamoah Gyan’s equaliser cancel out a first international goal for Andy Carroll.

And having played in a central role, Milner told Sky Sports: “I enjoyed it. I think that’s my best position. I played there for Aston Villa.

“That’s why I moved to Man City, to play there in central midfield, and maybe I haven’t played there as much as I would have liked but I’ll do whatever’s best for the team. It was great to play in there tonight and hopefully contribute.”

Milner joined City last summer in a £26 million deal that also saw Stephen Ireland move to the Midlands club.