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England's Kalvin Phillips has welcomed a battle between Kyle Walker and Kylian Mbappe in their World Cup quarter-final clash
The Three Lions will take on reigning champions France in the next round of the competition after a dominant 3-0 win over Senegal in the last-16.
Ahead of the game, Phillips spoke with the media and insisted that his Man City team-mate could put a stop to France's talisman in Qatar.
Kalvin Phillips spoke with the media ahead of England's quarterfinal clash against France
Phillips tipped Man City team-mate Kyle Walker (L) to nullify the threat of Kylian Mbappe (R)
Speaking to the media on Thursday, Phillips said: 'Kyle Walker is the quickest player I've ever seen play football. A lot of people ask how fast he is but you cant really put it into words.
'You just have to see him out on the training pitch or 1 vs 1 with a really quick player and we'll see that in a few days.'
Phillips threw further praise towards his City team-mate later in the press conference as he claimed there's nobody better suited to defend Mbappe
