Kalvin Phillips warned over West Ham performances by David Moyes following England snub as midfielder told 'time running out' to secure Euro 2024 squad place

Moyes, 60, has outlined his ambitions to get the former England Player of the Year back to his very best, after the Manchester City loanee was left out of Gareth Southgate's most-recent Three Lions squad. Phillips, 28, has endured a tough return to playing regularly at the Hammers, but his new boss is hoping he can rekindle his finest form before 'time runs out' on his loan deal at West Ham.

Speaking ahead of Sunday's clash against Aston Villa, Moyes said: "I'm speaking to him regularly because he's such a good boy to talk to as well. He wants to listen, he's willing to give feedback and he wants to get better.

"There is no doubt he is going to come back to his best form and I hope we can crack the code before our time runs out, I really do. That's the key because I said to him the other day, you don't get the England manager giving you 30-odd caps and you don't get signed by the best manager in the world if there isn't something there.

"I've also been trying to sign him for three years, that might not mean nothing but certainly with the other two, there has to be something that everybody has seen so we have to crack the code to get him back on it."

Phillips secured a temporary loan switch to West Ham during the January transfer window, after starting just two Premier League games since making the £45 million ($57m) transfer from his boyhood club Leeds United to City back in 2022.

The defensive midfielder was eager to get regular minutes under his belt ahead of this summer, as he looks to solidify himself in Southgate's England plans for Euro 2024.

Phillips played just five minutes during the rampant 5-0 win over Freiburg in the Europa League on Thursday. The former Leeds man will be hoping he can break back into the starting line-up for the first time since the 2-2 draw with Burnley, as West Ham prepare to face Villa at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon.