Milner Foundation breaks through £1m barrier during charity event in Manchester

The James Milner Foundation crashed through the £1million barrier for funds raised with a glitzy event in Manchester on Sunday night.

The Reds midfielder set up the charity organisation eight years ago and reached the milestone over the weekend at an event that was attended by Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and several of Milner's Anfield team-mates, including captain Jordan Henderson and Andy Robertson.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Adam Lallana also came out to support their team-mate and his charitable cause.

The 'A Night in Hollywood' ball was held at Event City in Manchester and tipped the amount of money raised over the last eight years of the Foundation beyond the million-pound mark after over £60,000 was spent at a sports auction in Liverpool city centre on Thursday afternoon.

The evening's festivities were headlined by Kaiser Chiefs with over 900 guests in attendance at the Hollywood-style ball.

Proceeds from the ball will go towards the work of the Foundation, which aims to promote healthy recreation for the benefit of young people in the United Kingdom.

The funds raised will also be used to benefit and promote national charities such as the NSPCC, Bloodwise, MNDA and Help for Heroes.

Auction and raffle prizes snapped up at the event included a 'meet and greet' with Little Mix, the chance to play paddle tennis with Klopp, a five-star holiday to LA, tickets to The Voice final, a meet and greet with Olly Murs and a round of golf with Lallana and host Milner.

"Thanks to everyone at the #jmfcharityball. With all of your support we've hit the £1,000,000 raised mark." the Foundation posted on their Instagram account.

The Manchester event comes hot on the heels of Thursday's charity lunch at Liverpool's Hilton hotel.