Before Christmas… Guardiola warns Manchester City players

And he said Guardiolaknown for strictness Food And the gym: “Each player’s weight is known. He will come back next Thursday and I will be there to check the number of extra kilograms (to see if) he has added weight.”

He added: “When they arrive in three days I want to see how they come back, eat but I want to control them. I have to choose the line to play next Saturday Nottingham Forest“.

He continued: “Imagine a football player who currently has a perfect body, but when he arrives with three extra kilos.” Manchester. “He’s not going to Nottingham Forest.”

said Guardiola who criticized the midfielder England national team After Kalvin Phillips returned from the 2022 World Cup due to his weight, he also said that it is important for players to rest during busy matches.

The Spanish coach added to the press: “Next week I will have a holiday with my family and champagne. I have learned since I arrived in England that whenever I can give them days off, I do it. The games are very busy and the players have to take their minds off it. When they come back to resume the match, they will have energy. The players have to forget about the daily life of football. Watching football is very difficult!

City, who beat West Ham United 3-0 last Saturday, are 17 points behind leaders Arsenal after 17 games.