Jack Grealish has spoken about the prospect of making his World Cup debut later this year.
17.09.2022 - 14:11 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Jack Grealish admitted he was disappointed with his performances in Manchester City's opening two Champions League games.
The England international was below-par in the win over Borussia Dortmund in midweek, with the side trailing 1-0 at the time of his substitution.
City would go on to win 2-1 and the performance of the 27-year-old has led to many questioning his contribution following his £100million move last summer. Grealish only has six goals and four assists in his 44 appearances for City so far but in an interview has hit back saying he earned his move thanks to his form on the left - a position he is not always guaranteed to occupy at the Etihad.
"What got me the move here was playing on the left-wing,” he told City's official website. "There were times last season where I played as a false nine, I played as a number eight sometimes where Bernardo, Gundogan and Kevin (De Bruyne) play.
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"I like that position as well and I played there in the past for Villa. I think if you play in that position at City then you see a lot of the ball so I would say the left-wing or a number eight (is his preferred position).
"The attacking players such as me, Erling (Haaland), Phil (Foden), Julian (Alvarez) and Riyad (Mahrez), I think we can all play in different positions. I think the three up front is what the manager seems to change the most. Not everyone is going to play every single game, we have so much talent up front, but when you are given that chance you have to grab it with both hands and that is what I will try and do."
On his for this season, Grealish added: “I started quite well in pre-season, started the first game of the season which we won away at West Ham. In the
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