“I have to Leave Manchester City this Summer I don’t like the way Pep Guardiola is treating me, I was on bench against Burnley and now Brentford-Manchester City star ‘not happy’ at place on bench and ‘leaves training early
Pep Guardiola’s decision to sit Jack Grealish for the club’s trip to Brentford on Monday night elicited a strong response from the player.
Manchester City will be seeking to continue their hot streak after winning the FIFA Club World Cup with another Premier League victory in order to close the distance on Liverpool to two points.
Pep Guardiola’s team could go to the top of the Premier League standings with victories over Brentford and Everton in the next week, albeit the west London club defeated Manchester City twice last season, at the Etihad Stadium and the Gtech Community Stadium.
The Sky Blues have the opportunity to extend their current unbeaten streak to 12 games on Monday night, with forward duo Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland starting for the first time since August.
De Bruyne will make only his third Premier League appearance of the season, while Haaland makes his first start since a 1-0 loss to Aston Villa in early December.
Guardiola also started Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, and Julian Alvarez, as the 53-year-old made several changes to the squad that defeated Burnley 3-1 on Wednesday night.
The Manchester City manager’s lineup selection has apparently created some dissatisfaction within the first-team squad, with attacker Jack Grealish upset to be selected on the bench for the fourth time in a row.
According to MCFCTone on X, Jack Grealish was ‘not happy’ to be put on the replacements bench for the journey to West London to face Brentford on Monday night, and he then departed the club’s training session early.
The 28-year-old has not started a game for Manchester City since a 5-0 FA Cup third-round win over Huddersfield Town in early January, but he did come on as a substitute in last week’s triumph over Vincent Kompany’s Burnley.
Jack Grealish has made 18 starts for Manchester City this season, but has been an unused substitute five times.
