Jack Grealish adds extra touch to Man City trophies at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

More than 150 patients and staff at Royal Manchester Childrens' Hospital got a surprise welcome from Jack Grealish as the Treble trophies paid them a visit.

Manchester City have taken the Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League trophies as far as Tokyo as they show off the results of their historic 2022/23 campaign around the world, and they were on display at Wembley on Sunday for the Community Shield. However, the club have also made an effort to get them out and about in the local community - their first public appearance after Istanbul was for primary school children in Newton Heath - and on Tuesday the silverware was seen at RMCH.

As well as staff getting the opportunity to have pictures taken, the trophies were there all afternoon to allow patients all the time they wanted to be able to be up close to the three cups lifted by Ilkay Gundogan last season. In the room with the trophies, to the surprise of all, was a projector screen playing a special message from Jack Grealish encouraging all to enjoy their time with the trophies and to take plenty of pictures.

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The event proved a big hit not just with Blues in the hospital but many more football fans eager for a glimpse of a footballing feat that has only ever been achieved twice in English football.

Angela Rowe, senior manager of community fundraising for Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Charity, said: "So many of our young patients are City fans so this was an incredibly special moment for them – being up close and getting pictures. And the video from Jack was a super special touch we weren't expecting.

"But to be honest we had just as many non-City fans too. Just being able to see