'Maybe it was my mistake' - Pep Guardiola cracks Jack Grealish joke amid new Man City role

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Pep Guardiola jokingly said he had been playing Jack Grealish in the wrong position all along after suggesting the £100million man could get another opportunity to impress in a central role for Manchester City.

Grealish was handed the attacking midfield role he craves against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday. He helped inspire his team to their first win in eight games, getting their Premier League campaign back on track.

Since his 2021 move from Aston Villa, the 29-year-old has been played almost exclusively from the left. His best spell in a City shirt came in the second half of the treble-winning season, when his performances from that flank offered incision and control as the Blues proved unstoppable domestically and in Europe. ALSO READ: 'He's another one' - Guardiola responds to Mourinho's Man City 'lawsuit' claim ALSO READ: Pep Guardiola makes alarming fitness comment about Manchester City squad But Grealish has struggled to hit those heights since, and his place on that flank has come under increasing pressure from Jeremy Doku last season, and Savinho and Doku this season.

Grealish has started two of the last three games after a spell on the sidelines. After a late cameo against Liverpool, Guardiola suggested he could be the answer centrally.