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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Matthew Holt

Jack Grealish embarrassed by Tottenham ballboy as Man City lose ground in title race

Jack Grealish was left with egg on his face during Manchester City's narrow defeat against Spurs, following an incident involving a ballboy.

The 27-year-old was a particular spark during City's best attempts at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but Pep Guardiola's side couldn't find a vital breakthrough as they slumped to a fourth Premier League defeat of the season.

Grealish's efforts to quickly get City on the move by retrieving the ball that had just gone out of play were scuppered on 85 minutes. The Spurs ballboy was seemingly having none of it, throwing the ball in the home team's direction instead of Grealish's, much to the City star's dismay.

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