Kalvin Phillips: Pep Guardiola says Man City midfielder was 'overweight' after World Cup

KalvinPhillips was overweight when he came back to training after the World Cup.

He was left out of the squad for the Carabao Cup victory.

The initial explanation was thatPhillips was not in top shape.

The City boss said that he was not injured. He was overweight at the time of his arrival.

"I don't know," said the man when asked why.

He didn't show up in good shape for the training sessions.

He came on as a substitute in England's games against Wales and Senegal after recovering from shoulder surgery.

He came on as a last-minute substitute at West Ham in August to make his first appearance of the season for City.

"Phillips would have benefited from the best training and nutrition advice when he was on international duty," said the coach.

He wouldn't say what he had said toPhillips about the situation.

The four appearances thatPhillips has made for City are all from the bench.

The last time he played was against the Blues in the cup.

Despite his disappointing time at City so far, the 27 year old will be welcomed back into the squad by the coach.

He said that he would play when he was ready. He is needed by us. We need him very much.