Overview
- Manchester City players received three days off for Christmas and are due back on 25 December for fitness assessments.
- Any player returning roughly three kilograms over individual target weight will remain in Manchester and not travel to Nottingham for the 27 December league match scheduled at 13:30.
- The squad was weighed before the 3–0 win over West Ham and the same protocol will be repeated immediately after the break.
- Guardiola has previously enforced weight standards, including reported exclusions in 2016, with Gaël Clichy recalling guidance to avoid pizza and heavy foods.
- Some outlets report his hard line on weight contributed to a post‑2022 World Cup rift with Kalvin Phillips, a claim presented as reporting rather than independently confirmed.