It is not uncommon to see players struggle in their debut seasons at Manchester City, but few have found life as difficult as Kalvin Phillips.
The 27-year-old left boyhood club Leeds United last summer, penning a six-year deal at the Etihad, with City sending £42million to West Yorkshire. Having spent 12 years with the Whites, the move to a new club would always carry challenges, but when that club is City and the manager is Pep Guardiola, those pressures are magnified.
Guardiola's exacting style and relentless drive for standards have been hard for a number of new Blues to grasp, most notably Jack Grealish who has come through the other end and is enjoying the best form of his career this season.
