Pep Guardiola supports ‘fatty’ Kalvin Phillips: ‘So sexy’ | Football

For the game against his ex-club Leeds United, 27-year-old Phillips was on the bench. He was allowed to warm up next to the field in the second half, but it did not come to a substitution. During his warm-up he was allowed to endure from the home fans. “You are too fat to play for Leeds,” they sang to him.

The chanting towards Phillips had not gone unnoticed by Guardiola either. At the press conference, he joked about his midfielder. “He has the perfect body now, so sexy.” It caused quite a few bursts of laughter in the press room.

Phillips came over from Leeds for a sloppy 50 million euros, but his transfer cannot yet be called a success. At City, he only played four times, partly due to injuries. Nevertheless, national coach Gareth Southgate took him to the World Cup in Qatar. Despite the two appearances, the midfielder did not return from the Middle East in the best condition.