Jack Grealish has been branded a "Lionel Messi with a right foot" by Emi Martinez - who knows both well. The Aston Villa captain has been one of the standout players this season as Dean Smith's men go through one of their best years in recent history.
They sit ninth in the Premier League but are four points off a European spot with two games in hand. And much of that can be put down to the performances of Grealish, who was also their star man last season.
Villa survived by the skin of their teeth with their talisman proving pivotal. And this season, he has scored six and assisted 10 in 21 appearances in the Premier League.
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