Pep Guardiola has challenged Jack Grealish to show his best form for Manchester City in the second half of the season, dismissing the idea his £100m signing needs a full season to adapt.
Grealish is a doubt for Wednesday's Premier League trip to his former club Aston Villa, but the fixture has seen his fortunes since swapping Villa Park for the Etihad analysed and scrutinised.
With just two goals to his name in a City shirt, it's been a fairly slow start to life in Manchester for Grealish, but Guardiola backed his summer signing to kick on when he fully settles down in Manchester. "He started perfectly," Guardiola said ahead of the Villa Park trip.
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