Jack Grealish reveals what Pep Guardiola told Man City players at half-time vs West Ham
Jack Grealish has revealed what Pep Guardiola told his Manchester City players at half-time after opponents West Ham left them stunned at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon. With the title race in their hands, City went 2-0 down before hitting back to claim a hugely important point.
It was £100million man Grealish who sparked that comeback with a deflected volley shortly after the teams had emerged from the changing rooms for the restart. City later had Vladimir Coufal to thank for a share of the spoils as he turned into his own net.
England hopeful Jarrod Bowen had struck twice in the opening 45 minutes on an afternoon where West Ham said goodbye to long-serving club captain Mark Noble - while City emerged from their scare with their Premier League advantage intact heading into the final day meeting with Aston Villa.
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Liverpool need to realistically win both of their remaining matches to have any chance of clawing back their four-point deficit. As for City, the equation is simple - beat Villa and they are champions for the fourth time in five years and they may not even have to do that if Jurgen Klopp and his men drop any more points.
During his post-match interview, England playmaker Grealish told Sky Sports: "It's in our hands. We have to recover and have a big week of training. I'm [a bit flat] because of how the game ended. At half-time you would have taken the draw, but at full-time it's one of them where you say could we have gone on to win the game?"
On what Guardiola said at half-time, Grealish added: "He was good. He was positive and told us we were actually playing well. They had scored two goals from deep runs