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Pep Guardiola admits that Jack Grealish has deserved to play more for Manchester City this season and insists that he does not hold personal resentment against the end of England.
Despite a low performance season and a long list of injuries that has included Grealish, the 29 -year -old has continued to be a peripheral figure for the Premier League defending champions with Jeremy Doku and Savinho regularly preferred in the wide spaces In the center of the field.
Grealish is likely to play in the draw of the fourth round of the FA Cup in Leyton Orient tomorrow with City that seeks to recover from the disappointing capitulation last Sunday 5-1 at Arsenal.
When asked about the former Aston Villa man, Guardiola said: “I am very sorry that they do not have the minutes they may deserve, but in the end, Jeremy’s contributions (Doku) or Savinho have been massive this season. This is the only reason why; It is not personal, or I don’t like Jack, or I have no confidence in him.
“The manager sometimes has to select one player in front of another, not only because you do not like the other, but because a player can give you at the certain moment of a season, right now. No more than that.
“Of course I make mistakes and maybe I should play in other games, or maybe the players who play should not, but it’s my world, my life and you have to accept it.”
Orient “will bring problems”
Leyton Orient is going well in the League one and Guardiola does not expect an easy afternoon in Brisbane Road.
He added: “Yes, of course (they will bring problems).
“We have always had problems in this competition, the Copa FA or the Caabao Cup, the teams in the Championship or the League one or even League Dos.
“We always fight. But we are ready for the challenge. Each game is a new opportunity. “
Pep 💬 (in Nico) is a position that we were weak since Rodri’s absence. He is a young player … he can play 6 or 8 … he is a strong boy. I know him from Barcelona and his father was working here. Really satisfied for the club and looking at the coming years. pic.twitter.com/chg9pu9ckg
– Manchester City (@mancity) February 7, 2025
Guardiola satisfied with González Capture
Signature of the day of the deadline Nico González could debut for City after his moving of Porto and Guardiola is pleased to have it on board.
He said: “It is a position in which we were weak after Rodri’s absence.
“A 23 -year -old young player can play number six and number eight, more in the pockets. Physrianity: He is a strong child.
“I know him from the Academy of Barcelona and his father was working here. I am really happy with the club’s effort to bring it here for the next few years. “
