Jack Grealish fires back at Graeme Souness as Julian Alvarez names Man City stars who 'surprised' him

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Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Thursday, September 22. Jack Grealish has laughed off criticism from former Liverpool player Graeme Souness, telling reporters: "I don't know what his problem is with me!" Grealish has opened up this week on the levels of criticism he receives from some sections of the media, agreeing with Manchester City teammate Kevin De Bruyne that some of his unfair attention could be because he is English. ALSO READ: Jack Grealish has Man City task to complete during international games Now, he has been asked to respond to recent comments made by Sky Sports pundit Souness, who said Grealish hasn't improved enough since joining City, should move the ball quicker, and is "not a great player".

In response, he said he would much prefer to listen to two important people - Pep Guardiola, and his mum. “I don’t know what his problem is with me,” Grealish told a press conference. “He always says stuff about me!

But I try not to read a lot of it. Read what else Grealish had to say about Graeme Souness here. Striker Julian Alvarez has admitted that he was taken aback by the quality of team-mates Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne following his move to Manchester City.

City announced the signing of Alvarez back in January, singing him on a five-and-a-half-year deal. However, he remained at former club River Plate on loan for the remainder of the 2021/22 season, before arriving in England for the start of pre-season.