Back to the Manchester City Newsfeed

'Kyle Walker is the quickest player I've ever seen!': England's Kalvin Phillips backs club team-mate to stop Kylian Mbappe in quarter-final clash against France... and claims Harry Maguire's criticisms are 'undeserved'

England's Kalvin Phillips has welcomed a battle between Kyle Walker and Kylian Mbappe in their World Cup quarter-final clash

The Three Lions will take on reigning champions France in the next round of the competition after a dominant 3-0 win over Senegal in the last-16.

Ahead of the game, Phillips spoke with the media and insisted that his Man City team-mate could put a stop to France's talisman in Qatar.

Kalvin Phillips spoke with the media ahead of England's quarterfinal clash against France
Phillips tipped Man City team-mate Kyle Walker (L) to nullify the threat of Kylian Mbappe (R)

Speaking to the media on Thursday, Phillips said: 'Kyle Walker is the quickest player I've ever seen play football.