Jack Grealish played a big role in Aston Villa’s opener.
Trevor Sinclair has praised the quick-thinking of Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish.
Aston Villa kick-started their Premier League season with a 2-0 win over Everton in the West Midlands last night.
Wesley opened the scoring for Dean Smith’s side, but the Brazilian striker owes a lot of thanks to Grealish.
The Villa midfielder took a quick free kick in what eventually led to Wesley firing past Jordan Pickford.
It wasn’t an obvious moment in the game, but BBC pundit Sinclair caught it and shone a spotlight on it on Twitter.
What a turnaround it’s been for Grealish in recent years.
The 23-year-old has of course played Premier League football before, but prior to Aston Villa’s relegation in 2016 he was making headlines for the wrong reasons – and not too infrequently, either.
But now captain, Grealish looks so much more mature and could be seen rallying the players in the tunnel before the restart last night.
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