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Kalvin Phillips travelled back from London on the morning of Manchester City's Carabao Cup win against Huddersfield Town to make his first appearance for the club in almost two years.

The 29-year-old was in the capital on Tuesday as his partner Ashleigh gave birth to the couple's second child, a baby boy called Ari, but he returned to Manchester on Wednesday morning to be part of a City squad for the first time since December 2023.

Phillips' epic journey was rewarded with seven minutes off the bench as he continued his unlikely renaissance at the Etihad. His City career looked over in the summer when his No. 4 shirt was handed to Tijjani Reijnders, but the £42million midfielder has been included in the club's Premier League squad.

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