Derby sign Phillips and Harness on loan

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Nat Phillips spent the first half of last season on loan at Celtic

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Derby County have signed Liverpool defender Nat Phillips and Ipswich Town forward Marcus Harness on season-long loans.

Harness, 28, achieved two successive promotions with Ipswich Town and has featured as a substitute in both of their Premier League games this season.

He has made 294 appearances across the top four tiers of English football.

Phillips, 27, was an important member of Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool side during the 2020-21 season, making 20 appearances in all competitions for the Reds.

Since then he has fallen down the pecking order at Anfield and has spent time on loan at Bournemouth, Celtic and Cardiff City.

"We had a really good conversation about how he [head coach Paul Warne] manages and how he wants his team to play. I got a really good feeling from the manager," Phillips told Rams TV, external.