Micah Richards says Jack Grealish benefitted from added freedom against Wolves and backed the Manchester City playmaker to follow-up his 'menacing' display at Molineux.
Grealish opened the scoring for rampant City inside 60 seconds in their last game before the international break as Erling Haaland and Phil Foden also netted.
Wolves were reduced to ten-men when Nathan Collins saw red for a kick on Grealish as the £100million man made his mark. While there have been some encouraging signs from the England favourite since his big-money move to City more than a year ago, former Aston Villa captain Grealish has been unable to produce his swashbuckling best on a regular basis.
But will his display against Wolves be the catalyst for that moving forward? READ MORE: De Bruyne slams Grealish critics When analysing Grealish for Match of the Day on Saturday night, Richards said: "He knows that he could have done a lot better up until now, because he's a quality player.