Overview
- Pep Guardiola confirmed the post-break checks found his players within targets after pre-Christmas weigh-ins.
- He reiterated that excessive weight gain could lead to omission from matchday squads during the congested period.
- Guardiola joked he personally added “four or five kilos” over the holiday, contrasting his own leeway with team standards.
- Manchester City visit Nottingham Forest in Saturday’s early kickoff, with John Stones and Jeremy Doku unavailable.
- Forest manager Sean Dyche questioned the approach, quipping, “Is he weighing himself in?”