JACK GREALISH and Phil Foden gave themselves the ultimate compliment after their magic moment killed off Peterborough’s FA Cup dream.
Scorer Grealish agreed with goal-taker Foden that it was ‘just like Messi‘ after they prepared for the fifth-round tie by watching clips of the maestro on the Manchester City team bus.
Jack Grealish neatly slots home from Phil Foden’s raking pass to round off Man City’s 2-0 FA Cup win at Championship strugglers Peterborough
Stop scrolling and enjoy this @PhilFoden assist
Simply sensational
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— ITV Football (@itvfootball) March 1, 2022
Riyad Mahrez hit City’s 60th-minute opener from their first attempt on target before the two England midfielders turned the mundane into majestic.
Foden lofted a majestic pass from his own half for Grealish to produce an exquisite first touch over his shoulder and an equally-delicate finish.
Ex-Aston Villa skipper Grealish then claimed seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi had inspired the duo on City’s journey down to the Championship’s bottom side.
The £100million summer buy told ITV: “It was unbelievable
“It’s funny because before the game I was on the coach and I sit next to him and we were on Twitter and we saw a video of Messi.
“And he came up to me after the goal and said it’s just like we were watching before the game.
“Just like Messi! Me and Phil have that link up.
“We had most of the chances. We had a lot of the ball in the first half and we’ve come up against that a lot, teams sitting deep against us.
“We eventually broke down Everton and we’ve done that again tonight.”
But Grealish is unhappy at having netted only four of City’s 103 goals this term since he became Britain’s costliest ever player.
He said: “I expect more, I want to get a lot more.
“I’ve been speaking with the manager and he’s been helping me.
“I want to get goals and assists but he said it’s not all about that.
“He’s trusted me in a lot of big games which I feel I’ve done alright in. Hopefully that’ll come now in the big part of the season.”
Supplier Phil Foden and scorer Jack Grealish compare notes after they combined for what they reckon was a Messi-esque goal
