Thierry Henry is not making the Jack Grealish point that Man City critics think

Thierry Henry gave his typically brilliant analysis of the weekend's action on Monday with a particular focus on the Manchester Derby.

After playing with Pep Guardiola at Barcelona and then going into coaching after retirement, the Arsenal legend is one of the best pundits not just generally but for knowing the specific requirements of what Guardiola wants. Whenever he talks about City, it is worth listening to more than just about anybody else.

While Matheus Nunes was mostly at fault for the United equaliser, Henry highlighted the corner City had moments before that where some poor decision-making from Jack Grealish lost the team control of the situation. Instead of heading back in the direction of United's goal, Grealish went back and was punished.

READ MORE: Man City players know the difficult truth about Pep Guardiola struggle

READ MORE: Motivation to McAtee - the Man City questions Guardiola must answer

"I was at home and I screamed, because that is not the Jack Grealish I saw at Villa, or the Grealish I saw arriving at Man City," Henry said. He added: ""You see what happens. I don't know if you're going to dribble past him...you don't just go the other way."

That criticism tapped into the main accusation levelled at Grealish since his £100m move to the Blues in 2022 - and it is more aimed at Guardiola. The City boss is seen as having taken the freedom away from Grealish, turning one of the great individuals into a systematic robot who has sacrificed all of his flair for the good of the team.

Fellow pundit Jamie Carragher latches onto this, asking Henry if it was a 'Grealish problem or if Pep Guardiola has coached that out of him'. And it is here that Henry went away from the narrative so many have fallen