The 40-year-old spent the weekend working with the club's Under-11s and is expected to take sessions with a number of other age groups over the coming weeks. According to the Liverpool Echo, the arrangement is informal rather than a permanent role, with Milner using the opportunity to gain experience toward his coaching qualifications rather than joining the club's staff.
Milner called time on a 24-year playing career this summer following a three-year spell at Brighton & Hove Albion, where he had also been given a taste of coaching life. Manager Fabian Hurzeler involved him in sessions and staff meetings while he was recovering from injury last season, an experience Milner has previously said he valued.
He has already completed his UEFA A Licence and is now working toward his Pro Licence, the final qualification required to manage at the top level of English football. Milner has long spoken openly about wanting to move into coaching once his playing days ended.
This is not his first involvement with Liverpool's academy. During his eight years at Anfield, Milner delivered a team talk to the club's Under-23 side, managed by Neil Critchley, before their run to a famous FA Cup victory over Shrewsbury Town in February 2020, when then-manager Jurgen Klopp withdrew the senior squad from the tie entirely.
Milner joins a growing list of former Liverpool players working within the club's youth setup. Conor Coady is currently involved with the Under-21s, while Tom Clayton serves as assistant manager of the Under-16s, giving the club's academy a strong core of recently retired talent to draw on as it develops the next generation of Reds.
Milner won six major honours during his eight years at Anfield, including the Champions League in 2019 and the Premier League title the following year, plus FA Cup, EFL Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup medals.
His reputation as one of the dressing room's most respected voices is regarded as a natural fit for a future in coaching, whichever level of the game he ultimately settles at.