Kalvin Phillips defied the doctors who said he wouldn’t make the World Cup - and then feared he had put himself out of the tournament by dropping a dumbbell on his foot.
The Manchester City midfielder should still be recovering from a shoulder operation after suffering a series of painful dislocations. Medics gave him a 12-week recovery time - but Phillips was back inside eight.
Then, just 24 hours after Gareth Southgate gave the 26-year-old the news that he would be in England’s squad for Qatar, he almost shattered his own dream. Literally.
