Meet The Only Player That Has Ever Featured In More Than EPL 10 Wins Over Manchester United

Many top flight players have played against Manchester United in Premier League history. However, only one of them has ever won more than ten times. Who is this iconic footballer?

These legendary player is James Philip Milner. This central midfielder has featured in 35 games against Manchester United in the English top flight. Having lost his first 12 encounters against the Red Devils, Milner got his first win against them in 2009. He played the entire duration as Aston Villa won the 1-0. His next win came in 2011/12. It The Englishman provided two assists for Manchester City as the Citizens won 6-1 at Old Trafford. The two-time FIFA World Cup participant played 6 more matches against the 20-time EPL winners in the colours of City. He won 5 and had a goal to his credit.

In the summer of 2015, the 2009 Euro U-21 finalist moved to Liverpool. He played in 11 EPL matches for the Reds against United. Curiously, he could not secure a win in his first 7 encounters. His first win against United for the Merseyside side club was in 2021/22 season. Milner played as a substitute for as his won 5-0 at the Theatre of Dreams on match day 9 of the season. In the return leg, he was in action to win 4-0. He was also in action as Liverpool thrashed the Manchester side 7-0 on March 5, 2023.

The former England international has his most recent win against the Erik ten Hag boys on match day 5 of 2023/24 season. This time, he did it for Brighton. This makes Milner the first player to beat Liverpool at four different club. These brings his total number of wins over Manchester United to 11 games.