Pep Guardiola believes summer signing Kalvin Phillips will have plenty of opportunities to contribute to Manchester City's on-field efforts this season, despite not featuring in the Community Shield on Saturday.
Phillips was an unused substitute as City lost 3-1 to Liverpool at Leicester's King Power Stadium, the second year in a row that the Blues have lost the showpiece fixture.
Jurgen Klopp's side took a first-half lead through Trent Alexander-Arnold's deflected effort, before Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez secured victory after Julian Alvarez's equaliser.
Guardiola brought on Alvarez, Phil Foden and Ilkay Gundogan to try and turn the game in City's favour, but he opted to leave Phillips on the bench. READ MORE: City's never-ending supply of talent gives 27 players to watch this season When asked about his decision after the game, the manager insisted that the 26-year-old will see his fair share of minutes this season. "He has confidence, he can play, he is ready to play," Guardiola said. "He arrived just two weeks [ago].