(Reuters) - Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips said he has not given up hope of making England's World Cup squad after making a full recovery from a shoulder injury that has kept him out since September.
Phillips, who joined City from Leeds United in the close season, underwent surgery to fix a recurring shoulder issue and with Southgate naming his World Cup squad on Thursday the 26-year-old knows he may have run out of time to secure a spot.
"The shoulder's perfectly fine now," Phillips told the BBC."I've gone through a seven-week process of recovering as fast as I possibly can for the World Cup. Everything is going great.
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