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Jack Grealish has laughed off criticism from former Liverpool player Graeme Souness, telling reporters: "I don't know what his problem is with me!"
Grealish has opened up this week on the levels of criticism he receives from some sections of the media, agreeing with Manchester City teammate Kevin De Bruyne that some of his unfair attention could be because he is English.
Now, he has been asked to respond to recent comments made by Sky Sports pundit Souness, who said Grealish hasn't improved enough since joining City, should move the ball quicker, and is "not a great player". In response, he said he would much prefer to listen to two important people - Pep Guardiola, and his mum.
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“I don’t know what his problem is with me,” Grealish told a press conference. “He always says stuff about me! But I try not to read a lot of it.
“It is difficult when he’s on Sky Sports, and it’s everywhere around the training ground at times. Listen, he was obviously a great player and won a lot but I know he has a lot of stuff to… I don’t know what it is with what he says about me or what problem he’s got. I know my own ability.
“I know before that he used to say a lot of stuff about me not moving the ball quicker but when I’m playing for a manager like Pep Guardiola and he’s telling me to keep the ball as much as I can and have balls to take it everywhere, that’s what I’ll try and do.
“Obviously I am always going to have people if I’m not playing well [criticising]. Listen, I know within myself, I always watch my games back and stuff like this and I am very critical of myself. I know that there were games, especially in the second half of last season, where
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