By JIM FOULERTON

Published: 23:19, 10 October 2025 | Updated: 23:19, 10 October 2025

England defender Kyle Walker has admitted that he regrets the timing of his departure from Manchester City last January, saying that as club captain he 'should have stood by' his team-mates when they were struggling. 

Walker, 35, moved to Serie A giants AC Milan because he couldn't get a regular game in Pep Guardiola's team, despite the fact they were enduring a miserable season as they looked to defend their Premier League crown. 

Pace ace Walker, capped 96 times by his country, won the first domestic Treble in English football during a storied spell at the Etihad Stadium but he is still scarred by the way it all ended.  

Now back in the Premier League with Burnley, Walker told Sky Sports: 'Should I have left and gone on loan to AC Milan? I was the club captain, and you're the first one in line when things are not going really well. At that time in the season, should I have left? Looking back at it...