KALVIN PHILLIPS was axed from the Manchester City squad after returning from the World Cup in Qatar OVERWEIGHT.
And the England midfielder, 27, faces a battle to persuade Pep Guardiola he’s prepared for the Premier League journey to his former membership Leeds on Wednesday.
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Boss Pep mentioned: “He’s not injured. He arrived obese. I don’t know why.
“He didn’t arrive within the situation to do coaching classes and to play. That’s why he can’t play. When he shall be prepared, he’ll play, as a result of we want him, we want him so much.”
Phillips was given ten days off after the Three Lions’ 2-1 quarter-finals loss to France.
However when he returned to the Etihad Campus on Wednesday he was not in the precise form.
He was overlooked of the squad for the Carabao Cup conflict with Liverpool — though his 4 England team-mates have been all on the bench.
Guardiola didn’t blame the England camp for the situation of his participant — which suggests the fault could lie with Phillips.
Requested if he was disillusioned in his £42million summer time signing, Guardiola mentioned: “It’s a personal dialog with Kalvin.”
Phillips made two sub appearances on the World Cup — towards Wales and Senegal.
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Guardiola had warned on Wednesday he was eager to see whether or not his World Cup stars would return ‘match or fats’.
Phillips struggled to get common soccer in his first few weeks at City then suffered a dislocated shoulder in September.
The Man City boss needs him to offer competitors in midfield however to this point his possibilities have been slim.
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