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Grealish Needs Reset: Pep
The Straits Times
|June 19, 2025
City boss unsure about winger's future, but says 29-year-old must rediscover missing spark
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PHILADELPHIA — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola suggested on June 17 that Jack Grealish needed to rediscover his love for playing football, after being left out of the squad for the ongoing Club World Cup in the United States.
"Jack is an exceptional player. The only reason he didn't play last season was of course my decisions," the Spaniard told reporters in Philadelphia, where City were up against Wydad AC in their opening game on June 18, without the England international winger.
The result of that match was not available at press time.
"We decided it was best that he stays in Manchester and has a place where he can get back to what he was in the year of the treble or all his career at Aston Villa."
Grealish, 29, joined City in 2021 and was a standout player on their run to Champions League, English Premier League and FA Cup glory in 2023.
However, he started only 10 Premier League games in the following season and only 16 times across all competitions this past campaign.
This story is from the June 19, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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