Pep Guardiola was delighted that Manchester City backed up his belief that they still have the fight to win the Premier League.
Pep Guardiola apologises to Man City outcast Kalvin Phillips as he drops January transfer hint
08.12.2023 - 15:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Pep Guardiola admitted he cannot see a place for Kalvin Phillips in his current Manchester City system as he sent an extraordinary apology to the midfielder.
Phillips turned down the chance to leave on loan in the summer after a difficult first year at City, but has only started once in all competitions this season and has made just eight appearances. Even in the four games Rodri has been suspended, Phillips has barely featured since starting the first game against Newcastle, playing 25 minutes against Wolves and sitting on the bench against Arsenal and Aston Villa.
He has strongly been linked with a January exit of some description, admitting recently he may have to leave for the minutes he needs to make England's Euro 2024 squad. Guardiola's latest comments suggest a January move is inevitable.
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With Rodri out against Villa, Guardiola used John Stones and Manu Akanji in the holding areas, with Rico Lewis and Julian Alvarez also attempting to fill the midfield spaces. Mateo Kovacic and Matheus Nunes came off the bench to shore up the central areas, with Bernardo Silva, Nathan Ake and Josko Gvardiol all preferred by the manager as alternatives to Rodri.
"I don't know what will happen," Guardiola said, seeming to condemn the midfielder to a City exit. "I feel so sorry for my decisions for him, I said many times. He doesn’t deserve not to give him minutes. I'm so sorry.
"It’s him I am asking for good personality, good character, thinking about the end. This is a perfect example. After that I have to give him something, I didn’t
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