Pep Guardiola apologised to Kalvin Phillips for saying he was overweight on his return from the latest World Cup in December 2022.Phillips is still contracted to City but agreed on a loan move to West Ham following a rather unsuccessful time at Etihad last year.The defensive midfielder, 28, had told The Observer: “After the World Cup was probably the toughest when Pep came out and said I was overweight. I did not disagree with him, but, obviously, I took a big knock on my confidence and how I felt at City.”Pep’s got a confession to make: “I’ve failed with Kalvin Phillips”Ahead of their tonight’s Premier League clash with Brentford, Guardiola was asked at a news conference on Monday if he regretted publicly commenting on Phillips’ weight – and replied: “Yeah, I’m sorry. I apologise to him. I do apologise. I’m sorry.”He said he spoke to the 28-year-old about the issue when he returned from World Cup duty with England – and said he always discussed issues with players before talking to the media.##NAJAVA_MECA_7891640##Phillips has made just 31 appearances for City since a £45m transfer from Leeds in July 2022 and Guardiola admitted in December he cannot envisage the England midfielder in his team.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUETuesday22.30: (1.18) Man.City (7.75) Brentford (13.0)Wednesday 22.30: (1.20) Liverpool (7.25) Luton (12.0)***odds are subject to change***
