Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has publicly apologized to Kalvin Phillips for making comments about his weight, expressing regret for the 'overweight' remark he made after the midfielder's return from the 2022 World Cup. Guardiola acknowledged his mistake, stating it was a rare misstep in his eight-year tenure. Phillips had previously mentioned that Guardiola's comments had a significant impact on his confidence.
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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has apologised to Kalvin Phillips for saying he was overweight on his return from the Qatar World Cup ⚽️ https://t.co/JAjJqnBBCK
Pep Guardiola apologises to Kalvin Phillips for calling him 'overweight' last season https://t.co/X8xyKl4oOg
"I do apologise to him. I'm so sorry" Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has apologised to Kalvin Phillips for saying he was overweight on his return from the World Cup. Phillips has said recently the comments were "a big knock to my confidence". #ManCity #MCFC #bbcfootball
"I'm so sorry." Pep Guardiola apologises for calling Kalvin Phillips "overweight" after World Cup return. ✍️ @MalikOuzia_ https://t.co/luezh9WwBI
Man City manager Pep Guardiola has apologised to Kalvin Phillips for calling him overweight when the midfielder returned from the 2022 World Cup 🗣️ https://t.co/Aech8Z55o8
Pep Guardiola has apologised to Kalvin Phillips over his decision to reveal that the England midfielder was overweight when he returned from the World Cup in 2022 ⬇️ Tap below | ✍️ @hirstclass https://t.co/Zn2zNQjaT5
Pep Guardiola has apologised to Kalvin Phillips for comments he made about his weight in December 2022. #BBCFootball
‘I’m sorry’: Pep Guardiola apologises to Kalvin Phillips for overweight comment https://t.co/Sdq5LlMV1K
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Pep Guardiola apologises to Kalvin Phillips for 'overweight' comment https://t.co/X8xyKl4oOg
Pep Guardiola apologises to Kalvin Phillips for fat-shaming him... but insists 'one mistake in eight years isn't bad' | @SunMartinB https://t.co/PLplHkTVaz https://t.co/PLplHkTVaz
🔵 Pep Guardiola on overweight comments about Kalvin Phillips: “I’m sorry...”. “Once in eight years is not bad, but I’m so sorry. I apologised to him, I do apologise, I’m so sorry”. https://t.co/pOGwHSjidy
.@ManCity boss Pep Guardiola stressed he was “more than satisfied” with what he was seeing from his team https://t.co/MQ7tIjoRZH