The 28-year-old England midfielder began 41 games for City during the team’s championship-winning season, which included the FA Cup and Champions League finals.
Just 19 games this season hath he started, seven of them in the Premier League.
“He is the same player, he has the same manager, and the way we play has not changed,” Guardiola stated.
It simply isn’t how he has performed. That’s the distinction.
Grealish has played in just 19 top-flight minutes this season, with four of those starts coming in the Community Shield, European Super Cup, and both of the Saudi Arabian Club World Cup fixtures.
The £100 million player did not play in the victory against Bournemouth on Saturday, and there is no assurance that he will start the FA Cup fifth-round match at Luton.
Guardiola remarked, “I said from day one, we need him.” “He brings something unique to our team. However, that is dependent upon him. I hope he can have a successful final three months.”
Because of the demands the former coach of Barcelona and Bayern Munich makes on his players, Grealish is not the first player to come and go from Guardiola’s squad.
Additionally, the England international has been informed that he won’t have much time to acclimate back to the City team.
