Pep taking weight and see approach

Pep Guardiola denied dictating to his Manchester City players exactly what they can eat and said none were overweight, after Gael Clichy claimed the new manager had banned junk food and exiled out-of-shape stars.

Speaking in China, where City is on a money-spinning preseason tour, the French defender told the Guardian newspaper and other British media that the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach wasted no time in laying down the law.

"You often hear managers say being healthy is really important. With him, if your weight is too high, you're not training with the team. That is the first thing and you can hear it a lot, but for my part it's the first time any manager has really done it," Clichy said.