{"id":20621,"date":"2022-12-24T09:44:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T09:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/2022\/12\/24\/kalvin-phillips-pep-guardiola-says-man-city-midfielder-was-overweight-after-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2022-12-24T09:44:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T09:44:27","slug":"kalvin-phillips-pep-guardiola-says-man-city-midfielder-was-overweight-after-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/?p=20621","title":{"rendered":"Kalvin Phillips: Pep Guardiola says Man City midfielder was ‘overweight’ after World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kalvin Phillips made two substitute appearances for England during the World Cup in Qatar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says England midfielder Kalvin Phillips was “overweight” when he returned to training from the World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 27-year-old was a surprise omission from the City squad for Thursday’s Carabao Cup victory over Liverpool.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Guardiola’s initial explanation was to say Phillips, who joined City from Leeds in July, was not fit.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, the City boss later stated: “He is not injured. He arrived overweight.”<\/span><\/p>\n

When asked why, Guardiola replied: “I don’t know.<\/span><\/p>\n

“He didn’t arrive in the condition for the training sessions and to play.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Phillips played twice for England in Qatar after recovering from shoulder surgery, coming on as a substitute against Wales and Senegal.<\/span><\/p>\n

He joined City in a \u00a345m deal last summer but has made just one Premier League appearance this season, coming on as a last-minute substitute at West Ham in August.<\/span><\/p>\n

When it was pointed out Phillips would have benefited from the best training and nutritional advice when he was on international duty, Guardiola said: “Absolutely.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Guardiola refused to explain what he had said to Phillips about the situation, saying it was a private conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n

In total, Phillips has made four appearances for City, all from the substitutes’ bench.<\/span><\/p>\n

His last was against Chelsea in the EFL Cup on 9 November.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is not known whether Phillips is in contention to face old club Leeds on 28 December but, despite his disappointing time at City so far, Guardiola says the 27-year-old will be welcomed back into his squad.<\/span><\/p>\n

“When he will be ready, he will play,” he said. “We need him. We need him a lot.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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