Nat Phillips

[danperkins]

Watching PSG and Bayern last night I’m not sure getting to the final would be the best thing for us right now.

had this discussion last night. We are so far off that level right now it's scary.

[Irishnev]

Yep, looking that way as they are a totally different level to us right now...looking at the winners of this year's CL in that tie...they will destroy City in the semi's.

Just watched the highlights also and Bayern were dominant but missed loads of chances - no Lewa or Gnabry a huge loss for them. Mbappe on the break is unstoppable - our high line would be put to the test by him

I think City are not home yet but if they get through they’d give PSG a good game and would fancy beating them. Bayern with everyone back would fancy beating them though.

City the worst outcome for me, then Chelsea, then Madrid, then PSG, then Bayern. Ideally if not us then Dortmund

[SB]

I don’t want to single out any of our players to be honest, but seems it’s a habit in here after each bad game. This bump was for consistency’s sake.

So to recap you don’t want to bag our players out but others do it so you want to do it for consistency sake. Ok then

[kev776]

Is he still injured? we will be ****ed on Sunday if Fabinho has to play CB again

[Liverpool]

Imagine being in a coma for 12 months and waking up to find we desperately need Nathaniel Phillips available to play Man United away

[Buzzo]

Imagine being in a coma for 12 months and waking up to find we desperately need Nathaniel Phillips available to play Man United away

[kev776]

Imagine being in a coma for 12 months and waking up to find we desperately need Nathaniel Phillips available to play Man United away

.....Grim.

[S-RED]

Imagine being in a coma for 12 months and waking up to find we desperately need Nathaniel Phillips available to play Man United away

hahaha, that is the funniest sentence i have seen in ages & soooo much times in a nutshell

[topscorer]

hahaha, that is the funniest sentence i have seen in ages & soooo much times in a nutshell

It could be worse, you could wake up to the news that Ben Davies is taking his debut.

[vlahka]

Or you coma'd through the last 2 seasons and woke up for this one. Probably try to self induce coma again.

[Charly]

The gods have smiled upon us then, giving more time to get Phillips back to full fitness.

[BobTheCharmer]

The gods have smiled upon us then, giving more time to get Phillips back to full fitness.

Unless they're giving him some new legs he's still going to get roasted by Rashford and Co.

[Charly]

Another clean sheet. Deserves to be a part of the first team next year.

[Exiled_red]

Another clean sheet. Deserves to be a part of the first team next year.

He's done well since he came in but realistically when everyone is back he is 5th choice at best, VVD, Gomez, Kabak, Matip/Konate (if the press reports are true) would all be ahead of him when fit. I guess the question is will they be fit given the injuries they suffered?

I think this comes down to what Phillips wants to do he is at an age where he needs to play regularly. You couldn't blame him for thinking next year he won't get a game with us, and this season has given him a springboard to get a decent move somewhere...

[Venton]

He's done well since he came in but realistically when everyone is back he is 5th choice at best, VVD, Gomez, Kabak, Matip/Konate (if the press reports are true) would all be ahead of him when fit. I guess the question is will they be fit given the injuries they suffered?

I think this comes down to what Phillips wants to do he is at an age where he needs to play regularly. You couldn't blame him for thinking next year he won't get a game with us, and this season has given him a springboard to get a decent move somewhere...

The main worry about the names you've given there is that apart from Kabak they all have big question marks against them. Matip and Gomez are very firmly in the permanently crocked camp, Konate is only a potential signing and we may not be in Europe next season, and Virgil is coming up to 30 returning from a very serious injury, we don't know what he'll be like. Phillips might well be a permanent fixture next season.