Pep Guardiola will not allow his Manchester City players to save themselves for other competitions as they look to book another trip to Wembley.
04.04.2023 - 07:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Jack Grealish capped appearing in his 17th-straight Manchester City match with a goal and an assist against Liverpool over the weekend.
The 27-year-old is enjoying his longest extended run in the side while rewarding Pep Guardiola for his faith with decisive contributions to winning efforts at both ends of the pitch. Almost as much adulation came Grealish's way for assisting Julian Alvarez for the opening goal as when tracking back to prevent a Mohamed Salah-led Liverpool counter-attack moments earlier.
Adding the fourth goal himself was well-earned and means he has already scored more Premier League goals this season (four) than last (three). Grealish has some way to go to double that tally and match the eight scored during the 2019/20 season while still an Aston Villa player, but the confidence levels from those days are returning.
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Micah Richards, who spent four years with a young Grealish at Villa Park, insists there is a clear link between the two. "He is just playing with a different confidence," the player-turned-pundit told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.
"He looks like when he is going up against his man he will take him on every single time - that is what he needs to do. Confidence and a run of games is the difference. He is starting more games.
"When you are in and out of a team, you feel like you have to come in and be the best player on the pitch. Now it feels like he has gradually got to the form we know he can have, and he has the trust of his teammates."
Grealish will hope this streak of Premier League starts, which extended to ten against Liverpool, continues against Southampton on Saturday evening, a
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