Kalvin Phillips has admitted he wouldn't have been in as good a position to make the England World Cup squad without help from Manchester City teammate Kyle Walker.
Both Phillips and Walker underwent surgery on separate issues just six weeks before the World Cup, putting their involvement in serious doubt. However, Phillips recovered from his shoulder surgery with a week before the England squad was announced, and while Walker wasn't quite ready by that point, he was deemed fit enough to play a part in Qatar.
Both sat on the bench for England's first two group games, before Walker started against Wales on Tuesday and Phillips came off the bench and grabbed an assist in the 3-0 win.
