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Mark Donlon

Paddy Power poke fun at Jack Grealish following £100m star's celebration of Manchester City's title win

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power took to Twitter to mock Jack Grealish following the attacker's celebration of Manchester City's Premier League title win.

Grealish was an unused sub as City made a remarkable comeback, having gone 2-0 down against Grealish's old club Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

Goals from Matty Cash and Philippe Coutinho in either half put Villa in the driving seat and the effort from the later came with just 20 minutes to go.

And with Liverpool breathing down their necks, City needed to win to ensure a fourth Premier League crown in five years.

The final 20 minutes unfolded in dramatic fashion as Ilkay Gundogan scored twice either side of an effort from Rodri to give City a 3-2 win and Premier League honours yet again.

Raucous celebrations ensued after the final whistle had been blown, and Grealish was at the centre of the party as he beamed among his City teammates.

Despite signing for £100m last summer, he has endured a tough start to life at Man City and 26 league appearances yielded just three goals and two assists for the year.

His subpar displays for City have left pundits and fans questioning whether or not he was worth the sizeable fee in the first place.

And Paddy Power's Twitter page echoed that sentiment as they posted an hilarious barb directed at Grealish.

The tweet showed a picture of Grealish in amongst the trophy lift, wildly celebrating as Fernandinho hoisted the trophy aloft.

And the caption read: "There’s always one lad at uni who tries to get in and claim credit for a group assignment despite not having done a tap of work for it."

Having been with yesterday's opponents Aston Villa since he was six years old, Grealish finally made the leap last summer and became the most expensive Enlgish player ever in moving to City.

However, the jury is still out for some on whether or not he can have individual success at the club.

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