Rio Ferdinand believes Jack Grealish would have changed the landscape of his Manchester City career had he scored in the Blues' heartbreaking 3-1 Champions League semi-final defeat to Real Madrid on Wednesday night.
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Amidst the chaos on the touchline and in the tunnel, there was a moment in the centre of the Wanda Metropolitano pitch where the Manchester City starters and substitutes huddled to celebrate reaching the Champions League semi-final for only the third time in the club’s history.
It was a calm and joyous moment after a game where City were forced to show a different side to their game – pure grit and determination. In previous years, City teams of old would crumble under the pressure Atletico Madrid were pilling on, but not this team, they found a way to get through and are now establishing themselves as a European heavyweight.
A crazy 11 minutes of stoppage time started with a brawl on the touchline. Phil Foden was the victim of a viscous kick-out by defender Felipe, with former City player Stefan Savic straight on the scene to drag the England international off the field.
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Oleksandr Zinchenko tried to act as peacemaker, but all 22 players – and coaching staff – were soon gathered around the corner flag trying to separate the two sides. There were headbutts, more hair-pulling and certainly words exchanged, but City managed a situation that was quickly descending into chaos, the best they could.
Speaking post-match, Pep Guardiola said: “We cannot expect every time to make everything marvellous. We have to suffer. I am proud because the opponent (Atletico) was really good.
"We tried to take the ball but were not able (to). With the people and chances they (Atletico) had, they could have scored a goal."
The Catalan was right – City had to suffer. They lost their talisman Kevin De Bruyne and the ever-reliable Kyle Walker midway through the second half due to injuries, but
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