Kalvin Phillips says he was 'devasted' to see his old club Leeds United relegated last season and is backing them to make an immediate return to the Premier League. The England midfielder came through the ranks at his hometown club and established himself as a key player for Leeds before joining Manchester City last summer in a deal that could be worth up to £45m.
His first year at the Etihad was marred by a series of injuries, but it still turned out to be a memorable campaign as City won the coveted Treble - the Champions League, the Premier League, and FA Cup. But there was sadness for Phillips on the final day of the Premier League season as news filtered through that his boyhood team Leeds had been relegated, with Everton's win against Bournemouth condemning both the Whites and Leicester City to the drop.
"I was devastated," said Phillips of Leeds' relegation, in an interview with the BBC to promote his forthcoming Amazon Prime documentary Kalvin Phillips: The Road to City. "I knew, obviously, it was going down to the wire and I was very nervous for them.
