His work rate and dressing room popularity are vital

Could there be a bigger contrast to cake demanding, sports car wanting Yaya Toure? Probably not.

In a dressing room full of egos and players who throw tantrums and may not be as welcoming to the new and younger players as they could be, to have a player like Milner is like gold dust.

The midfielder is as ego free as they come and more to the point, if he leaves City, does this mean we would have to do without his ‘Boring James Milner’ spoof Twitter account?