Jack Grealish has set example vs Young Boys for Man City teammates

Perhaps Jack Grealish was always going to play against Manchester United last week, but he ensured there was no question mark around his selection with a brilliant performance in Switzerland a few days earlier. By showing commitment in the game that didn't appear to be the biggest in the week, the former Villa man enjoyed the reward of starting at Old Trafford.

Pep Guardiola knows that it isn't always easy for his players to stay motivated so it was encouraging for him to see the effort that went in against Young Boys, individually and collectively. A similar scenario now emerges with the home game against their Champions League opponents before a tough trip to Stamford Bridge.

Everyone will want their name to be in the XI for the Chelsea game, and the best chance of ensuring that it is is to perform as well as they can to book City's place in the knockout rounds with two games to spare.

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Jeremy Doku and Jack Grealish have both hit their stride now and Guardiola raised the prospect of playing both in the same XI when asked about them at the weekend. In fact, he has already done that - in the fixture at Young Boys a fortnight ago.

That proved successful and it may be an idea to try it again against the same opponents to try and bring the best out of each other on opposite flanks.

City have won each of their three games in their Champions League group by the same score this season. Red Star took the lead at the Etihad before being beaten while RB Leipzig and Young Boys both equalised in their game.

The Blues have shown vulnerability in each of their matches and that was on display again with the