Pep Guardiola labelled midfielder Kalvin Phillips as being 'overweight' while at Manchester City
Former Leeds United star Kalvin Phillips says he was left "frustrated" by the "narratives" that followed him following Pep Guardiola's comments about his weight. Manchester City boss Guardiola claimed the midfielder was "overweight" on his return from the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
"Every club that I'd go to, I spoke to, like the manager and the nutritionist and stuff like that, they'd always speak about weight before they'd say anything else. And it got to the point where it peed me off a little bit. I was getting quite frustrated with it, but then now I've come to Ipswich like the manager's an unbelievable person as well as a manager.
His spell with the Hammers did not go according to plan, but Phillips says he is "loving life" in Suffolk with Ipswich. He has made three league appearances so far for the Tractor Boys.
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