Kalvin Phillips admitted for the first time this week that he may have to 'make a decision' on his Manchester City future.
Not even a month ago, Kalvin Phillips was plotting his route back into the Manchester City side. Rodri had been sent off foolishly against Nottingham Forest, and Phillips had three games to show Pep Guardiola what he can offer City - and crucially, what he has learned.
When speaking after the Forest game, Phillips said he had been waiting for an opportunity like Rodri's red card to come along. He told reporters that he never had any intention to leave in the summer, instead vowing to fight for his place at City. He called the next three games the 'biggest week' of his City career so far.
Phillips was left out of England's second-string starting XI against Australia, coming off the bench for the final half-hour, but got a surprising start against Italy in what was closer to Gareth Southgate's strongest side. He put an early booking down to a lack of game-time, and admitted he was lucky not to see red for a later foul. That led to him coming off just before 70 minutes, and his City situation was in the spotlight post-match once again.
"I want to play football and want to play as much as possible. Over the last year-and-a-half I haven't been able to do that due to injuries and . It's something I am going to have to think about. Hopefully my chance does come but if it doesn't then I will have to make other decisions as well."
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