‘In the toilet’ - Jack Grealish makes surprise admission after Man City win over Liverpool

The Manchester City winger was man of the match in 4-1 win over Liverpool on Saturday.
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Jack Grealish revealed he felt ill in the hours before Manchester City’s excellent 4-1 win over Liverpool on Saturday.

However, the illness didn’t stop Grealish putting an outstanding display at the Etihad as City closed the gap to leaders Arsenal at the top of the table. Grealish provided an assist and a goal and caused Trent Alexander-Arnold repeated issues on the right-hand side of Liverpool’s back four.

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Grealish was named man of the match on Saturday and received a standing ovation from the fans as he made his way off the pitch, while Pep Guardiola gave the former Aston Villa capatain a bear hug as he came off the pitch.

But Grealish made the surprising admission after the game that he felt unwell on the morning of the game. “I was in the toilet all morning, I felt sick, but I was buzzing in the end. I feel all right now,” he said. “I love football, I love playing and training, and when it’s going well there’s nothing better. I feel back to my normal self, playing with confidence. I feel fit, scoring today and getting the assist is perfect.”

“It was brilliant,” he added, when asked about the team performance. “We knew it was going to be tough game playing against Liverpool. The first game after an international break is always difficult. We wanted to start it right, this last period of the season.

“I thought we started the game well, we went 1-0 down and you don’t fear the worst, but you do think it could be tough to get back into. I thought we responded brilliantly and we were excellent, especially in the second half. I thought we were good in the first half apart from the goal.

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“Obviously Arsenal are a great team, it’s in their hands at the moment, but we’ll do everything we can to chase them down. We just need to keep winning games,” he continued. “Anyway, I’ll love you and leave you, I need to go into the changing room to see how many days off I’ve got,” a joking Grealish ended the interview with.

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