McManaman urging Phillips to leave Man City

Former Manchester City midfielder Steve McManaman says Kalvin Phillips should leave in January.

Phillips has struggled for minutes this season.

McManaman told Birmingham World: "You have to play for your club if you're going to play for your country. If Manchester City get three injuries, Kalvin gets in the team and plays continuously between now and the end of the season, then of course he can start for England at Euro 2024, but he needs to guarantee game time for himself.

"If Pep Guardiola is playing Rico Lewis, who's a right-back, in the centre of midfield instead of Kalvin, then unfortunately that speaks for itself. He has to get out, he has to play football, he has to impress and he has to show everyone what an amazing footballer he is.

"If he can do that, then he could be in England's starting eleven at Euro 2024."