According To News: Kieran McKenna is not happy with what’s being suggested about Man City loanee Kalvin Phillips.

Kalvin Phillips, a Manchester City midfielder, hopes to have a fruitful season on loan at Ipswich Town.

After moving from Leeds United to City for £45 million, the star has struggled in recent years.

Despite consistently impressing at Leeds, Phillips’ form did not cross over.

Phillips was not satisfied by Pep Guardiola and left the club to join West Ham United in the second part of the season.

Manchester City’s expectations of selling the player for a reasonable sum were dashed after a disastrous loan term.

He’s currently at Ipswich Town, and there was some unexpected conjecture regarding Phillips’ immediate future last week, which manager Kieran McKenna denied completely.

Kieran McKenna calls Kalvin Phillips’ Man City recall talk ‘crap’.

Phillips has not yet hit his stride at Ipswich.

So far in the Premier League, the Tractor Boys have struggled as a team, and they are now 18th in the league with no wins.

It was recently speculated that Phillips may have been recalled by City in January.

 

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However, Kieran McKenna has denied that this is in the cards. He stated (via Daily Mail): “What can I say about that?” Proper nonsense. You can write anything and have it picked up and turned into a tale, even if it is complete gibberish.

“There have been no talks like this, which is a tragedy. He had an excellent game today.”

Who is Kalvin Phillips?Get to know the midfielder who may leave Manchester City in the summer season.
How Kalvin Phillips has performed at Ipswich thus far

Phillips needs a strong season for Ipswich.

His career has stalled during the last two years, and his reputation has unfortunately suffered.

He was once one of England’s top midfielders, and he hopes that his transfer to Ipswich would help him recapture his form.

So far, he has been actively participating under McKenna. He’s started six of their last seven games, more than in his previous two seasons combined.

Kalvin Phillips at Ipswich Town so far

Appearances/starts – 7/7

Goals/assists – 0/0

Pass accuracy – 78.9%

Percentage of dribblers tackled – 43.8%

Take-on success – 75%

Yellow cards/red cards – 1/0

He is in favour.McKenna commended Phillips at the beginning of October, stating he had settled in well and had already established himself as a ‘vital’ member for the side.

The East Anglian Times gave him a 6/10 rating for his performance against Brentford, citing sloppy play at times. He missed a critical tackle that led to the first goal and appeared to be a touch lanky running back, but he recovered effectively and put in a better effort than in previous weeks.”

Phillips has begun well on Portman Road. But City will be hoping he can pick up a few more gears between now and the conclusion of the season.

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