‘I’m living my dream’ – but did the full Grealish lead to England bit part?

Jack Grealish played against North Macedonia at Old Trafford but only from off the bench. Photograph: Marc Atkins/Getty Images

It used to be called going out, out. Now it is the full Grealish. And, for the man himself, it is easy to feel life will never be the same again. The first part of it is that Jack Peter Grealish from Solihull is a treble winner, a member of the Manchester City squad that has touched immortality. It was this that enabled the second bit – the one that has gilded the legend; some would say created it.

Grealish was hardly alone on the three‑night bender in three countries that kicked off on the Saturday before last after City’s Champions League victory against Internazionale in Istanbul. As the City midfielder Kalvin Phillips put it: “Everyone was the same, everyone was enjoying it as much as Jack.”