Pep Guardiola has labelled Kalvin Phillips as "sexy" after the midfielder was subject to brutal trolls from the Leeds United supporters at Elland Road on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old was set to make an eagerly awaited return to his boyhood club for the first time since leaving in the summer but Phillips failed to come on despite being named on the bench. The Spaniard even blasted Phillips for coming back "overweight" from England duty after the Three Lions crashed out of the World Cup on December 10.
Guardiola said before the Carabao Cup tie with Liverpool : "He's not injured. He arrived overweight. I don't know [why]. He didn't arrive in the condition to do training sessions and to play. That's why he cannot play. When he will be ready, he will play, because we need him, we need him a lot. It's a private conversation with Kalvin."
