Milner discussed his career choices after leaving Manchester City on the podcast "The Good, The Bad & The Football", revealing that he rejected Manchester United and eventually joined Liverpool.

Milner revealed that his reluctance toward Manchester United ran too deep, and he never seriously considered joining the club.

The former Liverpool vice-captain began his career at Leeds United, then played for Newcastle United and Aston Villa, before joining Manchester City in 2010.

In 2015, he moved to Liverpool as a free agent and won every major trophy during his eight years at Anfield.

Milner stated that when he decided to leave Manchester City after his contract expired, Manchester United attempted to compete with Liverpool for his signature. When asked if Manchester United ever tried to recruit him, he said: "To be honest, yeah, it was when I left Manchester City. But obviously not, I wouldn't have considered it."

"No, I didn't even speak with them. I think I'd already decided to go to Liverpool at that point. I couldn't go, I really couldn't join them. Of course, I respect the club, but I'm a true Leeds fan, and I don't like them."

Milner won three Premier League titles during his time at Manchester City and Liverpool. He acknowledged that before he joined both clubs, they hadn't achieved much success for some time, which motivated him to choose the Etihad and Anfield.

Milner said: "I think, for me, it was a big decision because I could have gone elsewhere at that time. When I went to Manchester City, I remember I could have gone to Chelsea. What attracted me was that they hadn't won anything for a long time, and I wanted to be part of a new chapter."

"It was almost the same when I went to Liverpool. Leaving Manchester City was a big decision, but Liverpool is a great and very successful club; they just hadn't won much in recent years."

"Being able to go there, try to start a new era of success, and win the club's first Premier League title. Of course, they have many league titles, but no Premier League title at that time. For a club as big as that, it was really something special."

Milner also stated that he always wanted to play abroad during his career. He revealed that one reason he learned Spanish was in case he ever moved to La Liga.

He said: "Yeah, I think that was a possibility. I liked the idea of being there for a long time and never ruled it out. Ultimately, it didn't happen, and I've always had good options in England, and I felt it was the right decision. Hopefully I've always chosen correctly, but I did always want to play abroad."

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