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'Lesson learned' - Kalvin Phillips sets record straight over 'overweight' misunderstanding with Pep Guardiola at Man City
12.07.2023 - 13:35 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
It seemed like Kalvin Phillips was openly disagreeing with his own manager when he disputed Pep Guardiola's claims that the midfielder returned from the World Cup 'overweight' this week.
Phillips had been injured in the run-up to the World Cup in November and December, making his comeback in time to play for England in Qatar. After a brief holiday, Phillips returned to City, but Guardiola made headlines when he claimed that his midfielder was too overweight to train.
The former Leeds man returned to the matchday squad the following game, and was available for the rest of the season, but struggled to convince Guardiola he deserved to play more. And this week, Phillips suggested that while he respected Guardiola's opinion, he disagreed that he was overweight after coming back from the World Cup.
Now, in another interview, Phillips has moved to clarify the situation, saying his travel arrangements back from his holiday were partly to blame for falling slightly outside the weight required by the manager.
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"A lot of people think when somebody says you're overweight that it means you're five or six kilograms overweight," he told Sky Sports.
"But it was just the fact that I'd gone away to New York and flown back and had the whole day, then was reporting to training at the end of the day.
"I'd had a full day of eating and when I stood on the scales I was two or three kilograms heavier, so Pep wasn't too happy which is perfectly understandable because you're more likely to get injured, and especially with my track record that season of being injured he wasn't too happy about it, which I totally agree with. So it's lesson learned
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