He grabbed the equaliser in the 1-1 draw with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in November, and he will be considered by Kevin Keegan despite the fact he has been sidelined for five weeks after picking up a bad foot injury in the 3-0 defeat by Liverpool at Anfield on March 8.
Keegan: "James Milner will start training over the next couple of days. He is a very fit young man so he will not need any games.
"He has not missed that much, to be fair, but he's naturally frustrated, and I don't know anyone who is working as hard as him to get fit."