Going from the player everyone was itching to see to the player who you only notice when he’s not there is quite the transformation for Jack Grealish.
It is a state of affairs that will do nothing to silence pundits complaining about Manchester City’s £100m man being a flop, the Premier League champions being perceived as “boring” or both.
But Grealish’s absence from the starting lineup against Tottenham last weekend and Saturday's scrappy 1-0 win over Everton gave a clear demonstration of what the British record signing gives to City - something the numerous lavish talents playing in his place were unable to replicate.
