On November 10, 2002, a fresh-faced James Milner made his Premier League debut as a 16-year-old for Leeds United when he came off the bench to replace Jason Wilcox in a 4-3 victory over West Ham at Upton Park.
Fast forward 8,504 days - or 23 years, and three months if you prefer - and the 40-year-old from Wortley broke the competition’s all-time appearance record, when he played in his 654th match, to move ahead of Gareth Barry in the all-time standings.
