Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola apologises to Kalvin Phillips for 'overweight' comment

"Once in eight years is not bad. But I'm so sorry. I apologise to him. I do apologise. I'm sorry."

PEP APOLOGY: West Ham United's Kalvin Phillips is sent off last weekend. Photo credit: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has apologised to Kalvin Phillips for saying publicly that he had returned from the Qatar World Cup overweight.

Guardiola made the comment in a press conference in December 2022 having left the City and England midfielder out of a Carabao Cup tie against Liverpool.