Pretty sure it is true. Doku isn’t the same as Grealish, and I guarantee you right now if Grealish is fit for their bigger games later in the season, he plays. City fans have been screaming for it because of how lax Doku is at ball retention and defensively.
This season Grealish hasn’t played well. He’s had injuries and he came back not fit. Pep understandably not happy with him but if he was playing to last seasons level he’d be in that lineup ahead of the blind alleys merchant every week.
“Football is more than stats, it’s many things. The way he gives us the tempo to play and to make extra passes.
“I could not imagine with the big name he is and the price the club paid to have this humility to run like a teenager.
- Pep on Grealish.
In his second season at Manchester City, Jack Grealish has become one of Pep Guardiola's most trusted lieutenants on the pitch
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