Rio Ferdinand has heaped praise on Jack Grealish for 'doing everything' Pep Guardiola wants him to do at Manchester City.
Grealish enjoyed another assured performance in Saturday's 3-1 win at Leicester, providing a constant threat down the left before being removed early and rested with three points secured. The three games before last weekend saw the 27-year-old notch two goals and two assists in three games.
Since returning from the World Cup, Grealish has become Guardiola's first port of call on the left and is enjoying the form of his Blues career. And Ferdinand believes the ex-Aston Villa man is doing everything his manager wants of him at the minute.
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“With Jack, he hasn't scored the goals that some other wide players have scored and he hasn't had the assists," Ferdinand told Vibe with FIVE. “But his impact on the team and his importance on this Man City team can't go unnoticed.
“He takes the ball under pressure, relieves pressure for his team, his positioning, his defensive work is outrageous - like we saw against Liverpool - and he's impacting big games and big moments.
“He’s putting the ball on a plate for players like Haaland to score the goals. He's doing everything that I'm sure Pep wanted him to do.”
Grealish was one of five key players taken off early on Saturday, with Guardiola seemingly casting one eye on the Champions League quarter-final second leg at Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
Goalscorers Erling Haaland and John Stones were substituted at half-time, while Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri were also handed an early rest.
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