Grealish scored a wonderful goal for Villa against Derby in the Championship last weekend.
Aston Villa talisman Jack Grealish made his return to the first team last Saturday – and in some style.
Prior to last weekend’s Championship encounter with Derby County, the 23-year-old had not played since December 7, the 2-2 draw with West Bromwich Albion.
The Villans won just two of 13 games without Grealish in their ranks, an ongoing shin issue having kept him on the sidelines, but his return was nothing short of magical.
With Dean Smith’s side already three goals up against Frank Lampard’s charges heading into first-half injury time, Glenn Whelan whipped a corner to the edge of the penalty area.
The delivery found the Villa academy graduate, who cleanly struck a right-footed volley into the far top corner of the net, sending the Villa Park crowd into a frenzy.
It was a wonderful day all round for the Villa faithful as not only did they thrash a Championship playoff hopeful, but their prodigal son was also back in town.
On Wednesday, Grealish posted a Twitter message of his goal in slow motion (as if it didn’t look good enough already):
Which prompted some banter from teammates Tommy Elphick and Tyrone Mings, to which Grealish responded:
And some Villa fans joined in with the camaraderie too:
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