Pep Guardiola welcomed the decision from Kalvin Phillips to stay at Manchester City this season rather than take on a new challenge.
Phillips moved from Leeds last summer in a £45m move but endured a disastrous season, first with injury and then form after being called out by his manager for returning 'overweight' from the break after the World Cup.
The midfielder struggled for any game time and went into the summer with his future at the club uncertain after just 12 months.
Saturday's opponents West Ham were one of the teams that took an interest in Phillips and the competition at the Etihad intensified as Bernardo Silva stayed and Mateo Kovacic and Matheus Nunes came in.
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