Erling Haaland has raved about Jack Grealish after his standout performance for Manchester City in their 4-1 battering of Liverpool.
The England international was a class apart from start to finish, initially setting up Julian Alvarez’s equaliser and going on to score the fourth goal of the day in clinical fashion.
Manchester City superstar Erling Haaland, who seemed touch-and-go according to Pep Guardiola to start the game against Liverpool was seriously impressed by Jack Grealish.
What Haaland said about Grealish as Man City beat Liverpool
Aside from his goal and assist, Grealish’s influence on the game was telling, as his dribbling, passing, ball retention and ability to win key fouls were all faultless today.
The former Aston Villa captain’s knack of knowing when to drive with the ball, when to find his teammates in behind the Reds defence and when to retain the ball makes him one of the most intelligent players around.
Erling Haaland, who was in the stands to watch Manchester City rip Liverpool to shreds gave Jack Grealish a ton of credit for his display.
“What a performance from the team and this guy, Jack Grealish”, he said on Twitter.
Grealish is proving himself as a big-game player
Match-winning assist against Chelsea, opener against Manchester United, winner against Arsenal as well as a goal and assist against Liverpool now.
The proof is in the pudding; the 27-year-old thrives under the brightest lights.
As Liverpool seemed to be fully in the mood to end the title race as Mohamed Salah rifled in the opener, the Norwegian goalscorer and Manchester City fans were witness to Jack Grealish stepping up to the plate and saving his side’s blushes.
Even in City’s defeat against Real Madrid in the Champions League, it hook a piece of herculean defending from stopping him emerging as the match-winner.
As the Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich fast approaches, Grealish could be the X-factor for the Sky Blues.
