Diogo Dalot has named Manchester City winger Jack Grealish as being one of the strongest players in football.
With the two Manchester clubs set to face off against each other in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon, one of Manchester United’s key players has shared some interesting praise about one City star.
Dalot says Grealish is very strong
In a recent video shared on Goal’s official Tik Tok channel, Dalot was asked to build his perfect footballer by picking a player based on individual attributes such as their right foot, left foot, speed, strength and football intelligence.
When asked to pick a player based on their strength, Dalot went for Grealish, rather than Erling Haaland, who has been praised for his physicality on numerous occasion.
City paid a club-record fee of £100m to sign the winger from Aston Villa back in the 2021 summer transfer window.
During his time at the Etihad Stadium, the Englishman has appeared in 116 games for the Citizens across all competitions, scoring 14 goals and delivering 17 assists along the way.
Grealish has faced off against Dalot on two occasions, the first being in City’s 6-3 win over United at the Etihad Stadium last season, with the second being in the 3-0 win at Old Trafford earlier in this current campaign.
Bearing in mind how the England international made three key passes and successfully completed all three dribbles he attempted in the 6-3 game, it’s understandable why Dalot has highlighted the City’s star’s physicality as being a big strength for him.
Fortunately for the Portuguese right-back, Grealish has been ruled out of Sunday’s showdown through injury, meaning that Dalot won’t have to deal with another physical battle against the winger.
With that in mind, Pep Guardiola’s side will have to find a way of beating the Red Devils without having such a physical attacking option like Grealish in the team.
