What to do with Grealish?
Diego Simeone admitted after the first leg that Atletico were expecting Phil Foden to start in Madrid, and from the way they acted when Jack Grealish came on the pitch it looked as if they were trying to make up for lost time with the former Aston Villa captain. Grealish won five fouls for Manchester City in about 20 minutes on the pitch as the visitors tried every trick to wind him up — with some success as Pep Guardiola had to step in at one point.
Grealish could be a perfect decoy for City if he starts, with the potential for Atletico to get distracted with their plan for the England international compromising their overall strategy for the match. However, the 26-year-old didn't exactly keep his cool when challenged and, having already suffered too many disciplinary issues this season in the competition, Guardiola will have to think hard about how he wants to use Grealish.
