Gael Clichy has recalled the demands he experienced under Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.

The former France fullback had one season with Guardiola - and regrets he didn't have longer

He told Marca: “If you weighed two kilos more than what he considered your maximum weight, you didn't train.

“In football, you always hear coaches say 'if you're overweight, you don't train'.

“In the end, if it's an important player, the norm is swept under the rug because they need that player.

“With Pep, if you were two kilos above the weight you should have after finishing the hard work and proper nutrition of the pre-season, you did not train.

“I saw players who did not train during two weeks."

On his time with Guardiola, Clichy added: “My last year at City was Pep's first.

“I player more games with him in one season than with any other coach. But I have opposite feelings about that year.

“I am grateful for what I learned under his direction but I would have liked it to have been more than one season."