Grealish: Man City star Foden looked like Messi during FA Cup assist against Peterborough

Jack Grealish says Manchester City team-mate Phil Foden looked like Paris Saint-Germain's Lionel Messi as he delivered a second-half assist in a 2-0 FA Cup victory over Peterborough on Tuesday.

Foden pinged a left-footed ball over the top of the defence to play Grealish in on goal, and Grealish managed to finish easily to the near-post.

Grealish and Foden had watched Messi highlights before the match, with Foden seeming to take the clips as inspiration.

"It was unbelievable," Grealish said.

"It’s funny because before the game I was on the coach and I sit next to him and we were on Twitter and we saw a video of Messi, and he came up to me after the goal and said it’s just like we were watching before the game.

"Just like Messi! Me and Phil have that link up."

A first ever #EmiratesFACup goal for @JackGrealish