Manchester City and England star Jack Grealish has hit back at Liverpool legend Graeme Souness following the pundit's latest comments.
The former Red criticised the 27-year-old earlier this week on talkSPORT, claiming he 'hasn't improved' since he made the £100m switch from Aston Villa to Manchester last year. It isn't the first time Souness has taken aim at City 's record signing and Grealish was asked about the comments in a press conference this week.
“I don’t know what [Souness's] problem is with me,” he said ahead of England’s Nations league clash with Italy tomorrow night. “He always says stuff about me.
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“I try not to read a lot of it but it is difficult you know when he’s on Sky Sports and Talksport and it's everywhere around the training ground. He was obviously a great player and won a lot but I don’t know what it is with what he says about me or what problem he’s got.
“There’s not much you can do really. It probably affects my family more than it does me. Nowadays, people have so much to say, whether that be on social media or pundits and stuff like that.
“Its just part and parcel of the game. I’ve had to learn to deal with it. If someone was saying it like my mum or my dad, I’d listen a lot more. When I signed for Man City and the price that came with it, I knew it wasn’t going to all be laughs unless I started the way Erling Haaland did.
“That’s the only way I wouldn’t get caned!”
The winger has made 45 appearances for City in all competitions so far, scoring seven goals and registering four assists. He scored his first goal of the 2022/23 campaign before the international break as he opened the scoring in their 3-0 victory over Wolves last weekend.
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