Manchester City: Pep Guardiola said players will be weighed before the Nottingham Forest match

Guardiola is known to be a strict coach when it comes to player fitness levels, and in 2016 he exiled some members of his squad from first-team training until they achieved certain weight targets.

Gael Clichy, the former Manchester City full-back, said that Guardiola asked his players to avoid pizza, some juice and some “heavy foods.”

Guardiola previously apologized to Kalvin Phillips after he said the City midfielder was “overweight” on his return from the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

City are two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal, who beat Everton 1-0 on Saturday, and will face Forest before facing Sunderland on New Year’s Day.

Guardiola said he had no problem with his team’s fitness or running, but simply that “they have to play better.”

“The players have asked me to participate in tomorrow’s match [Sunday’s] “I stopped the training session and said no, because they were not playing well enough,” Guardiola said.

“So, on Sunday, train the players who haven’t played, and after three days off, they have two days to prepare for Nottingham Forest.”

Guardiola added that it is important for his players to spend time with their families during the Christmas period.

“Since my arrival, I have learned a lot from England [where you can] He added: “Take a day off, give them a day off.”

“The schedule is very tight and the players have to forget. The moment the match comes they will be fresh in their legs.”