Manchester City coach banishes overweight players

Pep Guardiola has banished overweight players from first-team training and banned junk food as he gets tough with Manchester City players ahead of his first Premier League campaign. 

Guardiola has wasted no time imposing the strict discipline that served him well at Barcelona and Bayern Munich to make sure his players are as fit as possible for the new season. 

Samir Nasri is one of those Guardiola has ordered to lose weight and the 29-year-old must shed the pounds before he can rejoin his team-mates. 

The City boss is carefully monitoring players’ diets, with high-calorie fruit juices, pizza and processed foods all off limits.