Kalvin Phillips: Man City star's heroic reaction to Bukayo Saka's penalty miss v Italy

Kalvin Phillips has completed his £45 million from Leeds United to Manchester City.

The Premier League champions officially announced the arrival of the England international on Monday, Phillips putting pen to paper on a six-year deal.

It’s a signing that makes City‘s midfield look even stronger going into the 2022/23 season.

Pep Guardiola’s side were in desperate need of a Fernandinho replacement and in Phillips, they’ve acquired one of the best around.

The 26-year-old is a magnificent defensive-minded operator and was one of the main reasons why Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds side took the Premier League by storm in 2020/21.

Phillips was absent through injury for most of last season, hence why the team struggled to replicate their impressive form in England’s top-flight.

And on top of being a high-quality footballer, Phillips is a top bloke, as he proved in England’s Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy at Wembley Stadium.

The Leeds-born maestro was one of Gareth Southgate’s trusted lieutenants at the tournament and his marvellous performances saw him named the Three Lions’ Player of the Year for 2021.

Phillips didn’t step up to take a penalty in the heartbreaking shootout loss to the Azzurri, but his reaction to Bukayo Saka’s miss was truly heroic.

The Arsenal star looked a broken man after Gianluigi Donnarumma clawed away his tame spot kick and was quickly swarmed by opposition players who were in a state of euphoria.

Saka was all alone, until he was comforted by Phillips, who ran all the way from the halfway line without even taking a second to digest the result.

Seeing all those blue shirts swarming in around Saka on his own and then that one white shirt charging forward to console him…