Former Leeds United striker Noel Whelan has showered heaps of praise on Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips and believes that he has been key to success for Marcelo Bielsa’s side.
The local Leeds boy has developed into a key player for the club after he made his senior debut in 2014. Whelan says that Phillips looked lost last season, but under Bielsa he looks a player reborn.
The 22-year-old has featured in every minute of Leeds’ 2018-19 campaign, with Bielsa claiming that he doesn’t have any similar player who can perform his role.
“I pick out Kalvin Phillips,” Whelan told the Sporting Life podcast.