Thursday, July 28, 2016

Guardiola: Nasri yet to play in pre-season because of weight (The Associated Press)

Manchester City's Jesus Navas, right, controls the ball over Borussia Dortmund's Sebastian Rode, during the 2016 International Champions Cup soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City, in Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong province, Thursday, July 28, 2016. (Chinatopix via AP)

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says midfielder Samir Nasri hasn't featured yet in the pre-season friendlies because he is overweight. Nasri was not in the France squad for the European Championship so returned to pre-season training at City having not played since May. Speaking after City beat Borussia Dortmund on penalties in a friendly on Thursday, Guardiola said there's ''still a little bit of weight.


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