Manchester City will begin planning how to 'hurt' Sevilla on Monday ahead of the UEFA Super Cup final.
26.07.2023 - 17:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Jack Grealish has just won a treble, but he is already desperate for more trophies, starting with the Community Shield.
The 27-year-old has enjoyed a trophy-laden spell since his £100million move from Aston Villa two years ago, but there is one trophy that has evaded him in that time.
City have tasted defeat in the traditional season opener in both seasons since Grealish signed, losing to Leicester at Wembley in 2021 and to Liverpool at the King Power Stadium a year ago.
The England international came off the bench in the last-minute defeat to the Foxes two years ago and started as his side lost against rivals Liverpool last year.
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Pep Guardiola’s side will be looking to end their losing streak when they face Premier League runners-up Arsenal at Wembley next week, and Grealish is desperate to finally win the one honour that has evaded him so far at City.
"I’ve said to a few of the guys that I’m desperate to win the Community Shield," he told reporters in Tokyo. "This is my third year here and I’ve lost two of those finals. I’m desperate. As a footballer, you want to win as much as possible, but you also want to win everything once. That’s what I want. At least once! You tick them off, don’t you? I lost out on two and I want one."
It might be easy to presume that City will rest on their laurels after becoming only the second English side to ever win a treble, but it couldn't be any further from the truth.
Grealish isn't the only one with trophy greed at the club, and that taste for titles is already fuelling City players ahead of the new season.
He added: "That’s why we’re all at a top club and why we’re so successful. Everyone wants to win.
“We have talent; we have
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