Milner itching for City return

Manchester City midfielder James Milner is keen to return to action against his former club Aston Villa this weekend.

Milner has missed City's last four games through a combination of suspension and a hamstring injury. The England international incurred a one-match ban for his sending off in the Barclays Premier League win at West Brom on October 20 and then pulled up in the warm-up at West Ham a fortnight later.

Speaking in an interview published on the club's website, www.mcfc.co.uk, Milner said: "I've been progressing well and I'm back training so I'm hoping to be available for Villa."

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