Nat Phillips On Beating Everton: “The Highlight of My Career”

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The reserve player, back at Anfield temporarily, talked beating the Blues and the faster paced English game. As Liverpool faced a minor injury crisis at centre half with Joël Matip and Dejan Lovren sidelined along with defensive midfielder and emergency defender Fabinho all sidelined, the club made the call to bring Nat Phillips back as cover.
The 22-year-old had been at Stuttgart in the Bundesliga.2, where he’d made 11 total appearances in the first half of the season, and the expectation is that he will return there shortly, but in the meantime he’s enjoying is Liverpool chance.
“The highlight of my career so far,” he said when asked about his role in the Reds’ 1-0 FA Cup derby victory over local rivals Everton. “To play in a derby at ...