Jason Burt: When Manchester City needed a goal Jack Grealish was ignored – his career is at a crossroads
Manchester City's Jack Grealish looks dejected after the match. Picture: REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
As the Manchester City players hung around on the Wembley pitch after the final whistle, Jack Grealish stood on the periphery. Arms across his chest, the club record £100 million signing had been overlooked by Pep Guardiola.
Even when City were 2-0 down at half-time Guardiola, who later admitted he got his “gameplan” wrong, did not turn to Grealish. Instead the manager brought on Jérémy Doku, who almost saved the FA Cup final for City. Even when Kevin De Bruyne was taken off with less than an hour played, it was not Grealish who came on. Instead it was Julián Alvarez.
