The Reds head into the international break in great form after winning their last four Premier League matches.
A number of Liverpool players will be away on international duty over the next two weeks but Milner will be staying at Melwood after he retired from England duty earlier this year.
And the midfielder, who has 61 international caps, feels he is already seeing the benefits of retiring from England duty.
“It’s obviously different. It’s a new phase for me in my career. I don’t have a rest, if that’s what people think, the manager works us hard when we’re here,” Milner told Liverpool's official website.
"For me personally and hopefully Liverpool, it can be a positive thing that you do feel fresher after the internationals.
“Although we’re training hard here, you get the odd day off here and there, so that helps. [It’s] just that mental break as well I think - the travelling and being in that competitive mode every three days for a full season.
“I don’t think you feel it at the time but sometimes when you step out of that or maybe at the end of the season when you feel how you feel then - a bit more refreshed - you think ‘How have I been in that mode?’
“Whereas with the international break, it’s 10 days where I don’t have a competitive fixture to worry about. It just gives you that bit of respite.
“You’re obviously training hard, but you have heard so many people talk about it prolonging their club careers - and it’s not only a physical thing, I think it’s a mental thing in giving you that time to switch off and feel fully refreshed."