It's a bad look for Jack Grealish after Riyad Mahrez now shares what Pep Guardiola tells wingers to do

The article contrasts Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez as wingers under Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, highlighting their differing success. Guardiola typically favours direct, productive wingers like Mahrez, Raheem Sterling, and Leroy Sane, who excel at beating players. While signed from Aston Villa where he played left-wing, Grealish often struggled when deployed wide in Guardiola's system.

Mahrez, describing his experience, revealed that Guardiola gave wingers freedom to play their natural game, citing great chemistry with teammates. This contrasts with claims from figures like Frank Leboeuf and Thierry Henry that Guardiola "ruined" Grealish and stifled his creativity, implying he changed for the worse.

The article argues Mahrez's revelation suggests Grealish was also granted freedom. However, it states Grealish consistently failed to win one-on-one duels or create/scoring goals regularly, unlike even developing wingers Savinho and Jeremy Doku – with Savinho confirming Guardiola encourages dribbling. Ultimately, Grealish's struggles are attributed to the challenge of standing out among world-class teammates like Kevin De Bruyne and Mahrez, rather than solely tactics or personnel.

Statistically, Mahrez significantly outperformed Grealish at City (78 goals, 59 assists in 236 games vs. Grealish's 35 goals, 42 assists in 217 games), despite Grealish winning three Premier League titles. Currently, a potential summer move for Grealish (linked with West Ham and Everton) is hampered by his high wages of £300,000-a-week.