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Within a few days of reporting back for pre-season this summer, Jack Grealish had already done enough to catch Pep Guardiola’s eye.

Granted, there were not many other first-team players to share the attention, with most still on their holidays, but Guardiola was genuinely impressed with the winger’s application in his first few days back, so much so that he was telling others around the Manchester City training ground.

For Grealish, it is almost as if, after a difficult and largely lacklustre season, he is starting from scratch in terms of his City career. Here is how and why.

Within a few days of reporting back for pre-season this summer, Jack Grealish had already done enough to catch Pep Guardiola’s eye.

Granted, there were not many other first-team players to share the attention, with most still on their holidays, but Guardiola was genuinely impressed with the winger’s application in his first few days back, so much so that he was telling others around the Manchester City training ground.

For Grealish, it is almost as if, after a difficult and largely lacklustre season, he is starting from scratch in terms of his City career. Here is how and why.