Pep Guardiola believes Kalvin Phillips has a chance of making the World Cup but admitted frustration at the midfielder’s start to life at Manchester City.
Phillips sustained another shoulder injury late last week and City are preparing to send the £42million summer signing to have surgery.
It has proven a persistent problem for Phillips since joining the Premier League champions and was an issue he struggled with at Leeds United last season. The 26-year-old — who has played just 14 minutes this season — will not join up with Gareth Southgate’s England squad for their Nations League matches against Italy on Friday and Germany next Monday and has been left sweating on his World Cup place.