It’s not been an easy few years for the man Liverpool fans dubbed ‘the Bolton Baresi’.
Beloved across the red half of Merseyside, but facing the impossible task of overcoming competition including Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate, chances have not come frequently for Nat Phillips. Certainly not since the injury-hit season of 2021/22.
In fact, the last time the Englishman was even seen in a Liverpool shirt for Jurgen Klopp’s senior side was back in January 2023 when the Reds faced Wolves in a third round FA Cup replay.