'I'm coming in to compete with Pandur' - Phillips
Dillon Phillips: I'm coming in to push Ivor Pandur
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Goalkeeper Dillon Phillips said he has not just joined Hull City to make up the numbers, he has every intention of vying for the number one spot.
Phillips signed for the Tigers in June from Rotherham but he will face tough competition to break into the starting XI after an impressive 2024-25 campaign from Ivor Pandur, who was named the player of the season.
"If I said to you that I was going to come in and be happy to be a backup to Igor, then that would be doing myself an injustice," Phillips told BBC Radio Humberside.
"I feel like I can compete at this level and my career has shown that.
"I'm coming in to compete and coming in to push Ivor as hard as possible, and I already know after a week's training we've got a great dynamic."
However, as much as Phillips will want his opportunity to shine, it does not mean he wants to see Pandur falter.
"It's not a direct competition between me and Ivor," Phillips added.
"At the end of the day, we are playing for the same football club, so there's not one part of me that wants him to not succeed and I'm sure he would say the same."
