One thing that very few fans will have seen coming during pre-season was Kalvin Phillips doing a job at centre-back for Manchester City. The England international has featured prominently during City’s tour of the US. He did not have the best of outings against Celtic or AC Milan. But against Barcelona, Pep Guardiola threw a curveball and started Phillips at centre-back. Phillips had been getting caught out of position when playing against Celtic and Milan, so Pep decided to try him in a new role. Against Barcelona, he came in for praise for a fairly assured display at the back, with his passi…
