Jack Grealish determined to play a key role in Man City’s Champions League push
Grealish ended his Premier League goal drought in the comfortable win over Leicester on Wednesday.
Jack Grealish insists he will be ready to fire whenever called upon in Manchester City’s run-in.
The England midfielder marked his first Premier League start since before Christmas with his first goal in the competition since December 2023 in Wednesday’s 2-0 stroll against relegation strugglers Leicester.
It has been a frustrating campaign for the 29-year-old with fitness issues and a lack of form seeing him fall behind Savinho and Jeremy Doku in manager Pep Guardiola’s pecking order. He was also overlooked by new England boss Thomas Tuchel last month.
Yet, featuring alongside Savinho and Doku, Grealish impressed in a central role as the champions made light work of the Foxes at the Etihad Stadium and opened the scoring after just two minutes.
Grealish said: “I think it was actually the same last year – I didn’t go in the national team in March, then I played a lot, at (Crystal) Palace and Real Madrid home and away. I ended up playing a lot in April.
“At the moment it’s difficult because we have so many players, especially in the attacking areas, and I think every single one of us is fit, apart from Erling (Haaland).
