'He'll be getting it' - Lansdowne wrath awaits Jack Grealish says Callum Robinson

Callum Robinson believes that Jack Grealish is, no doubt, expecting the wrath of the Lansdowne Road faithful on Saturday as Ireland take on England, however, the former Aston Villa forward fully expects his old pal to handle the situation in store.

The childhood friends, who came through the youth ranks at Aston Villa, could face each other at the Aviva Stadium for the Nations League encounter, and Robinson admitted that he is really looking forward to the mouthwatering occasion.

Grealish, of course, has strong Irish family roots and played underage football for Ireland, while also playing Gaelic football as a teenager, however, he returned to the country of his birth at senior level.

The then Aston Villa prospect won the Ireland Under-21 player of the year in March 2015, yet by September of that year, he confirmed that his future was with England.

Grealish would break into the senior team in time for Euro 2020 – which was played in 2021 due to Covid – and helped England reach the final and play in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup, while his club career was on a similarly upward trajectory as he moved to Manchester City, going on to win the Premier League title three years in a row.

"It will be nice," said Robinson, when asked about playing against his former team-mate. "I'm really looking forward to Saturday, for all the boys as well, the new gaffer coming in, it’s an exciting time, what better feeling than if we can get a result at the Aviva against England."

"I don’t know what abuse he might get but I think he’ll be expecting it," added Robinson. "I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t, because I think he gets booed anywhere he goes, even in England so I think he’ll be getting ready for a bit of abuse.

"But listen, that’s