Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips says he is "very hopeful" of being involved in England's World Cup squad after recovering from injury.
Phillips, 26, had shoulder surgery in September which put his place in Gareth Southgate's 26-man squad in doubt.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Phillips will be on the bench against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday (20:00 GMT)
"The shoulder's perfectly fine now," Phillips told BBC Radio 5 Live.
Speaking on the Monday Night Club, he added: "I have gone through a seven-week process of recovering as fast as I possibly can for the World Cup. Everything is going great.
"I've obviously not done it for quite a long time now but I've kept my fitness up and I'd like to think I could play 90 minutes."
On whether he will make England's World Cup squad, Phillips said: "I'm not too sure yet. I'm very hopeful that I can be involved. We will have to wait and see."
