Jack Grealish hailed for display in Manchester City draw against RB Leipzig - 'Impossible to play against'

Jack Grealish was hailed for his display in Manchester City's 1-1 Champions League draw against RB Leipzig, with Rio Ferdinand and Owen Hargreaves agreeing the England winger was «unplayable». The last-16 first-leg tie saw City go ahead through Riyad Mahrez after 27 minutes, but they were pegged back in the second half by Josko Gvardiol's header.

Ad Pep Guardiola looked frustrated on the touchline towards the end of the encounter, especially as his side looked to have good claims for a penalty late in the game, but he will likely have been heartened by how Grealish delivered on the big stage. Premier LeagueGrealish 'gets criticism unfairly' says Lescott as City prepare to face United in derby12/01/2023 AT 19:36 «He's such a fabulous player, Jack,» former Manchester United midfielder Hargreaves began in the BT Sport studio.

«I think he's so used to maybe playing a certain way, he's such a good carrier of the ball. »I think he's unplayable when he plays [like this].

I think if he does everything in one, two, three touches — I don't think you can stop him. «When he makes his mind up to go do something, I think he's actually pretty much impossible to play against.» Guardiola hits out at unrealistic expectations after City held by Leipzig 'It doesn’t make any sense!' — Hargreaves, SWP shocked as City denied penalty 'I thought I deserved to play and he didn't' — Cancelo says Pep chat led to City exit Ex-Man Utd defender Ferdinand concurred with Hargreaves' assessment while watching back some of Grealish's best moments from the game: «When he changes the rhythm of the game, slows it down, speeds up and then releases it, he's almost unplayable.