Manchester City forward Jack Grealish has hit back at criticism from Graeme Souness insisting he 'always has something to say about me.'
The former Liverpool manager hasn't been shy of making his feelings known towards the England international since his £100m move from Aston Villa to City in the summer of 2021.
Grealish is not a certainty in the City starting XI and hasn't contributed with many goals and assists for the Premier League champions since leaving his boyhood club to move further north.
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Sky Sports pundit Souness doesn't think Grealish able to take criticism, but the England star doesn't think that is the case as he spoke to French outlet L’Équipe Magazine : "I often feel like I just do exactly the same things as the other players, but people talk about them because it is me doing them…that’s exactly what I said in relation to Souness: he always has something to say about me.
"And he responded by saying I can’t take criticism. Today, we, the footballers, if we allow ourselves to respond to something said about us, we are portrayed as if we are people who cannot stand criticism. Sometimes I want to say to them (English media), leave me alone a bit and focus on someone else, so that I can focus on my game.
"Because there is always this noise around me, generated by articles or other things. It is undoubtedly linked to my stile of play and the fact that I play in one of the biggest clubs in the world. I imagine also that the fee that Manchester City paid for me to Aston Villa contributes to this attention also.”
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