Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has apologised to Kalvin Phillips for saying the England midfielder was "overweight" when he returned from the 2022 World Cup. Guardiola made the comment in a press conference in December 2022 after leaving out Phillips for a League Cup tie against Liverpool. Phillips, who left City to join West Ham on loan in January this year, took Guardiola's comment to heart following the tournament in Qatar. "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," he said recently.