Roy Keane believes Kalvin Phillips will be 'furious' about West Ham's bench in defeat to Manchester United
Kalvin Phillips would have been furious to be named on the West Ham bench against Manchester United, according to Roy Keane.
the midfielder He joined the Hammers on loan from Manchester City in January in search of more playing time, but experienced the same disappointment he experienced with City on Sunday.
Phillips was named in the starting XI for the visit of Bournemouth on Thursday, but left for worst possible start in their 1-1 draw.
After just three minutes, he lost possession inside his own area and allowed Dominic Solanke to put the Cherries ahead.
The 28-year-old played 68 minutes before being substituted, but was called to the bench on Sunday for West Ham trip to Old Trafford.
Speaking on Sky Sports before the match, Keane revealed his belief that Phillips would be dissatisfied with his omission.
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“From a player's point of view, I think he would be furious,” Keane said. “You are going to play some games, he played 70 minutes, he is a sitting midfielder, you use your intelligence in terms of when to run and when to sit.
“Obviously David Moyes will be worried in terms of getting injured quickly, but from a player's point of view, he has to get minutes, he has to get games.
“Remember that he is on loan from City, he will go to Old Trafford and now he is sitting on the bench.
“Obviously David Moyes is an experienced manager but I think from a player's point of view he will be furious.”
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Phillips played just 318 minutes of football for City this season before moving to West Ham and made just 21 appearances last season.
Starters came in just four of those games, and Pep Guardiola clearly didn't keep him high in the midfield pecking order.
Moyes opted to start Tomas Soucek and Edson Alvarez instead of Phillips, who eventually replaced Vladimir Coufal in the 72nd minute on Sunday.
However, United They then achieved a 3-0 victory on their own turf thanks to a goal from Rasmus Hojlund and two from Alejandro Garnacho.
