Jack Grealish delights in silencing Real Madrid legend Guti, surfacing his comments about how he is ‘dribbling past no one’ after Man City’s draw…
Jack Grealish has hit back at Real Madrid legend Guti following Manchester City’s thrashing of the Spanish giants, after being criticized by the former midfielder following the stalemate in the first leg.
Madrid and City could not be separated in the first leg at the Bernabeu, with Kevin De Bruyne’s attack in the second half defeating Vinicius Jr.’s opener. undone in the first half.
After that game, Guti was unimpressed with Pep Guardiola’s tactics and called Grealish a player who did not worry his ex-club.
“The coaches have changed roles, now Ancelotti is the hottest and Guardiola is the defensive one,” Guti told Spanish channel El Chringuito.
‘Manchester City has less offensively. They used to have two fullbacks who came from behind at lightning speed and now they don’t. They use Bernardo Silva, who is not a winger, and they lose a player there.
Guti (left) claimed Jack Grealish ‘isn’t dribbling past anyone’ after Manchester City’s first game against Real Madrid
Grealish then raggedly led Madrid in the second leg as City thrashed the Spanish giants 4-0
Here’s 160 seconds of Guti sitting in silence after Real Madrid’s 4-0 defeat to Manchester City.
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Grealish has hit back at Guti after enjoying silencing the former Madrid star
“City has Jack Grealish, who doesn’t dribble past anyone. In the Premier League he might outsmart everyone, but I haven’t seen him in the Champions League yet.’
Guti’s words continued to haunt him on Wednesday night, as Grealish and Silva Madrid ran ragged at the Etihad Stadium.
Silva scored City’s first two goals to take the player of the match award, while Grealish gave Dani Carvajal a torrid time and was heavily involved throughout as Guardiola’s side secured a 4-0 win to progress to the Champions League Final.
Guti was back in the studio commenting on the match for El Chiringuito, and the show started with him sit in complete silence for several minutes, clearly shaken by what he had just witnessed.
Grealish couldn’t resist rubbing salt in the wounds when he posted a zipped-face emoji to Twitter on Friday night, apparently pleased that he had managed to silence Guti.
The 27-year-old has provided just one assist in 12 appearances in the Champions League this season and has yet to find the net himself.
However, he has become a vital part of Guardiola’s starting side and after his performance against Madrid, he now holds the record for most chances created by an England player in a single Champions League campaign.
Grealish has now created more chances than any other England player in a single Champions League campaign
Grealish passed Frank Lampard’s mark of 34 for Chelsea from the 2007–08 season, with the winger now on 35 with one game remaining.
He looks almost certain to start that match as City prepare to face Inter Milan in the final in Istanbul on June 10.
He is also likely to be included in the starting line-up against Chelsea tomorrow, with City knowing a win will seal their third consecutive Premier League title.
They then take on arch-rivals Manchester United in the FA Cup final early next month, looking to emulate the Red Devils’ 1998-99 team by winning the treble.