AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy with cerebral palsy has said seeing Jack Grealish do his 'worm' celebration at the World Cup was 'a dream come true!
The midfielder met schoolboy Finlay Fisher during a City community event last week and promised him he would do their special dance move if he scored in Qatar.
Finlay, from Wythenshawe, has been playing football with other disabled children through Manchester City's initiative, called City in the Community, and he bonded quickly with Grealish, whose younger sister has the same condition. After securing England's final goal in the team's 6-2 victory over Iran on Monday, Grealish performed the arm movement inspired by Finlay, before blowing a kiss.
Finlay, who suffers frequent falls due to his condition, said he had been in hospital with a leg injury on Monday and only just made it home in time to see England's game.
Speaking alongside his father Dan Fisher, he said: "In the morning I injured my leg, so I had to go to A&E, but thankfully I got back 10 minutes before the match started.
"I finally got back, and he scored. I was jumping around, or trying to jump.
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