Pep Guardiola has accused Kalvin Phillips of returning from the World Cup overweight and unfit to play.
Manchester City star Phillips was not included in the squad for Thursday's 3-2 EFL Cup win over Liverpool, with Guardiola revealing it was because he was not in the right shape.
The midfielder trained with England in Qatar for four weeks, but played just 40 minutes at the World Cup, coming off the bench in England's games against Wales and Senegal. Despite being under the supervision of England's coaching and fitness staff for so long, Guardiola revealed Phillips reported back in such a poor state he was unable to train with the first-team squad.