Leicester. Smith said he was aware that rumours his star man would miss the game had filtered through to social media. And the furious Aston Villa boss warned there would be consequences if the leak had come from inside the club's training ground.
Grealish is Villa's key man and even Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers said he'd heard rumours 24 hours before the game but had to plan ahead as if the England star would be in the starting line-up.Smith said: “I was made aware that there were rumours he was not going to play.“If that is coming out of our training ground I will find out where it is coming from and reprimand whoever it is coming from.”Asked if such news could give the opposition a leg-up, Smith replied: “It certainly does.
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