Kalvin Phillips returned from World Cup overweight

Explaining why Kalvin Phillips was not included in the Manchester City squad that defeated Liverpool in a Carabao Cup match earlier this week, Guardiola stated that the player is overweight and didn’t arrive in the condition to do training sessions and to play.

He said;

“He’s not injured. He arrived overweight. I don’t know [why]. He didn’t arrive in the condition to do training sessions and to play.”

When asked why the midfielder hasn’t been able to stay fit despite being away with England, Guardiola said;

“No, no, no. Absolutely. That’s why he cannot play. When he will be ready, he will play, because we need him, we need him a lot.”

When asked if it was disappointing, he replied;

“It’s a private conversation with Kalvin.”