Liverpool meet Everton at Anfield on Sunday, with the former looking to maintain an unbeaten Premier League streak so far in 2018-19 and the latter hoping to build on an impressive run of their own under new boss Marco Silva and secure a first win across the park since 1999.
It all makes for an intriguing encounter between the sides, but Milner feels results and performances so far this term will have no bearing on the outcome.
“It helps having good form in the league, but in a derby it goes out the window and it’s a one-off game, no matter what’s been going on during the season,” he told Liverpoolfc.