Kalvin Phillips

Leeds manager Jesse Marsch belives his former player Kalvin Phillips misses the team after his new boss Pep Guardiola admitted he wasn't pleased with how ...

Leeds take on City at Elland Road on Wednesday night, where all eyes will be on the team sheet to see whether Phillips even warms the bench at his former ‘home’. However, he has received rave reviews from his former boss Marsch to soften the blow, who admitted he feels the midfielder 'misses' playing for Leeds. He didn't arrive in the condition to do training sessions and to play. Yet Phillips is yet to prove his worth at the Etihad Stadium due to injuries that have kept him sidelined. Phillips left Leeds over the summer after eight successful years at the club, where he helped the Whites to promotion back to the Premier League and then ensured they remained in the top flight. Phillips managed just 40 minutes for England in the tournament prior to their quarter-final exit at the hands of France.

Football Insider has been told by Alan Hutton that he was suprised Man City boss Pep Guardiola chose to oust Kalvin Phillips to the press.

He needs to take it on and deal with it and become better within himself. “Whether that be extra training or diet and just dealt with it that way. “I was quite shocked that he came out into the press and let everybody know the reason.

Kalvin Phillips departed Leeds United for Manchester City in the summer and he is missing life with the Whites in the Premier League.

Coming back, he will revisit those emotions and it will bring the best out of him. “When time moves on, it kind of heals in different ways,” he said. [Kalvin ](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/all-about/kalvin-phillips)was such a good player, but for me, he was a really likeable, heartwarming person to have around the team,” he said. I’m sure even when he made the decision to leave that was a big part of the difficulty. “He was still here and he missed being here. His family are likely to be out in force for the game on their own turf. That is the kind of person he is.” Marsch expects you could double the standard 30 family members Phillips would normally have at games as a Leeds player for Wednesday night. If you were to ask me what was the hardest part of replacing Kalvin, it was a little bit of that. After leaving the club he loves in the summer, the England international’s return was always going to be an emotional event. [Pep Guardiola’s](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) comments about Phillips’s weight after his return from the World Cup may have cast some doubt on the midfielder’s selection, but he will hope he has done enough to warrant inclusion tomorrow night. That we still stayed strong with that.

Phillips' place in Manchester City's squad for Wednesday's Premier League clash is in doubt after Pep Guardiola revealed last week that he had returned ...

Manchester City defender Ruben Dias is out of their Premier League clash with Leeds United according to injury expert, Ben Dinnery.

Keeping close tabs on the 22-year-old is a must for whoever lines up in the centre of defence. Facing City is the toughest test the Whites could have been assigned on their Premier League return and Jesse Marsch will be looking to continue his good record against top six sides. Leeds’ task on Wednesday (28 December) won’t get any easier, that is for sure.

Leeds play host to Phillips' Manchester City on Wednesday after his £45m summer transfer.

Whites boss Jesse Marsch says there is no doubt that Kalvin Phillips is missing Leeds United ahead of Wednesday night's Premier League clash against his ...

of course he misses being here, he misses the guys, he’s got a lot of great friends, this club is in his heart. He came for one of our matches, Fulham, and you could see he felt the pain of losing that match with us after the match. Marsch said of Phillips: “Kalvin was such a good player but for me he was a really likeable, heart-warming person to have around the team.

Football Insider has been told by Paul Robinson that Man City manager Pep Guardiola needs to be questioned over his handling of Kalvin Phillips.

That is why Guardiola is one of the best managers in the world. “It just goes to show you the level of expectation on Premier League footballers now. “Every single manager analyses the players to the Nth degree to get that tiny bit of advantage over everyone else. “I don’t think Kalvin will have gone back massively overweight. “I think Guardiola’s comments gave the media a reason to talk about the situation. I just think Pep Guardiola’s wording was wrong at the press conference.