You have all seen the clip by now of a dishevelled and hoarse Jack Grealish looking down the barrel of the camera on Bernando Silva's iPhone. Man City's record signing just about gets his words out as he takes team-mate Riyad Mahrez's performance apart.
"Riyad! Take him off the pitch as soon as possible," Grealish recalled of Mahrez's display in the title decider against Aston Villa back in May. "He played like Al... Almiron."
Miguel Almiron's camp were, obviously, well-aware of the footage from City's title celebrations, but ChronicleLive understands those closest to the Paraguay international do not feel Grealish's words have necessarily given him any extra motivation because this mentality monster is already 'very competitive' and 'always aspires to more'. Whether Grealish is at the back of Almiron's mind or not, the Man City star's jibe has certainly not had a negative impact. Quite the opposite, in fact.
