Guardiola says Phillips was overweight on World Cup return

BAD BOOKS: England's Kalvin Phillips outside the Souq Al-Wakra hotel, Qatar, following England's loss to France.

Pep Guardiola has claimed Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips returned to training following the World Cup “overweight”.

City manager Guardiola was initially vague when asked why the 27-year-old England international did not even make the bench for Thursday’s Carabao Cup tie against Liverpool.