West Ham loanee Kalvin Phillips has reportedly made the same "unforgivable" error which saw Pep Guardiola call him out publicly.
After struggling for game-time at the Etihad, Phillips has joined West Ham on a loan deal until the end of the season.
Phillips has played three times for the Hammers, two of which came from the bench.
But the former Leeds United man was reportedly "overweight" when his loan deal was completed in January.
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According to Football Insider, the England international was "four to five lbs over his weight target" and David Moyes and his staff were "unimpressed" by the condition he arrived in.
It appears to have been a carbon copy to what happened at City, when Guardiola branded "Phillips" overweight" and “not in the right condition to train” in a press conference following the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
In a recent interview with The Times, Phillips said although the comments were technically right, they took "a big knock" on his confidence and angered his family members, including his Mum.
He added that he "was probably 1.5kg" over his weight target and there was some "miscommunication" between himself and staff at City.
However, former Chelsea and Blackburn striker Chris Sutton was having none of his explanation and said being overweight was "unprofessional and unforgivable".
"If he’s overweight, he’s overweight. It’s unprofessional," Sutton said on the Daily Mail's It's All kicking Off podcast.
"It’s unforgivable really for a player to be overweight. You know, he signed a contract with Manchester City.
"I just don’t quite understand. Players can have bad times at clubs. And we talk about my time at Chelsea every time we come on the pod in some way, shape, or form. That can happen.
"But you’ve got to give yourself the best possible chance. And I don’t think he’s done that. If he’s overweight, he’s overweight."
West Ham travel to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, hoping to end a wretched winless run.
Topics: West Ham United, Kalvin Phillips, Manchester City, Pep Guardiola
Josh Lawless