Jack Grealish has stated he has discovered it harder to adapt to life at Manchester City than he had imagined, as England’s most costly participant prepares to face former membership Aston Villa.
Grealish joined City from Villa in August for a league file £100 million ($133.23 million), however he made a comparatively sluggish begin at his new membership with two objectives and three assists in 15 appearances.
“I have found it more difficult than I thought, adapting to a different manager and teammates,” Grealish informed the Daily Telegraph forward of City’s Premier League go to to Villa.
“I would not say I struggled, however I discovered it laborious to get used to it to start with. I have not received the assists and objectives I received final season, however I’m by no means one to doubt myself.
The England worldwide additionally dismissed issues concerning the stress to stay as much as his price ticket, saying he “couldn’t care less about it”.
Manager Pep Guardiola backed Grealish to enhance, saying the midfielder had the technical abilities to thrive at City.
“All new players always struggle, but what he sees or what he has to do is so easy for him that he has quality,” Guardiola stated.
“Maybe (his sluggish begin is as a result of) he respects his teammates, as a result of it is a new atmosphere. This is regular, it’s a course of. He wants time.”
Manchester City are second within the league, with Chelsea trailing by one level. Villa are in thirteenth place, having gained their final two matches beneath new supervisor Steven Gerrard.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
