James Milner was happy to play upfront for Manchester City in their FA Cup win over Sheffield Wednesday.

He responded on what was his 29th birthday by cancelling out Adthe Nuhiu's 14th-minute strike after 65 minutes, although it also needed the double introduction of Samir Nasri and David Silva to spark City into life.

Wednesday remained well organised and went close to securing a replay but Milner was in the right place in the first minute of injury time to turn in a Jesus Navas cross.

Milner said: "The manager changed it at half-time and asked me to go through the middle and it seemed to work, so good decision from him. It's just nice that he's asked me to go up there and I've managed to do a job.

"It's a bit different but I played there when I was a bit younger and I think it is just about understanding the role.

"Sometimes it is about occupying the centre-halves and giving the likes of Samir and David and Yaya (Toure) a bit more room to get in the holes and get on the ball.

"If someone can do that, with their ability they are going to cause all sorts of problems."