Jack Grealish has revealed he struggled away from the pitch this season, thanking Pep Guardiola for his assist after Manchester Metropolis retained their Premier League title.
Metropolis clinched an unprecedented fourth straight title on Sunday, ending two factors away from Arsenal on the summit as Phil Foden scored twice in a 3-1 win over West Ham.
Guardiola has now joined Alex Ferguson (13), George Ramsay and Bob Paisley (six every) as one among 4 managers with a minimum of six English top-flight titles.
Grealish has been current for the final three of these triumphs, although his type in 2023-24 was down on a vivid 2022-23 marketing campaign, when he scored 5 targets and added seven assists in 28 league matches.
The England worldwide solely registered 4 Premier League objective involvements (three targets, one help) this time period, being restricted to only 10 begins by health points and poor type.
Chatting with Sky Sports activities after Sunday’s trophy presentation, Grealish stated of Guardiola: “He’s an unbelievable man.
“I’ve had instances this season that I’ve struggled off the pitch, I don’t thoughts saying that, and he’s been there for me a lot.
“He’s a superb supervisor on the pitch however behind closed doorways and in his workplace, he’s helped me too.
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“I’m so pleased with a few of these guys and comfortable for them. Folks like [Mateo] Kovacic, what a superb man.
“He’s performed each minute in the previous couple of weeks after which as we speak he doesn’t, and he took it so effectively. I’m so proud.”
Reflecting on his personal performances, Grealish added: “I don’t really feel like I’ve carried out effectively this season in any respect. I carried out higher this 12 months than my first 12 months.
“That first 12 months I simply needed to win it doesn’t matter what. Final 12 months I performed extra, and this season has been stop-start. I performed effectively in factors.
“My requirements are excessive so I really feel like I might’ve performed extra in some video games. I needed to play as a lot as I might like final season.
“We’ve got so many good gamers right here so it’s tough. There’s no staff on the planet that rotates like this staff does however that’s the fantastic thing about it.”