{"id":1134018,"date":"2020-02-27T18:28:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T18:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1134018"},"modified":"2020-02-27T18:28:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T18:28:42","slug":"jack-grealish-star-struck-man-city-star-kevin-de-bruyne","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/jack-grealish-star-struck-man-city-star-kevin-de-bruyne\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Grealish admits he&#8217;s &#8220;star-struck&#8221; coming up against Man City star Kevin De Bruyne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Aston Villa playmaker Jack Grealish has admitted he&#8217;s &#8220;star-struck&#8221; by Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne ahead of their Carabao Cup final clash on Sunday.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grealish has been Villa&#8217;s standout player upon their Premier League return, notching seven goals and six assists as Dean Smith&#8217;s men battle against relegation.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Jack Grealish vs Kevin De Bruyne: Five key Premier League stats:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chances created:<\/strong>\u00a0Grealish &#8211; 96, De Bruyne &#8211; 69<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assists:\u00a0<\/strong>Grealish &#8211; 6, De Bruyne &#8211; 16<\/li>\n<li><strong>Passes completed:\u00a0<\/strong>Grealish &#8211; 857, De Bruyne &#8211; 1,201<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dribbles completed:\u00a0<\/strong>Grealish &#8211; 58, De Bruyne &#8211; 37<\/li>\n<li><strong>Goals:\u00a0<\/strong>Grealish &#8211; 7, De Bruyne &#8211; 8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7516762\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe England hopeful has also helped the Villans reach the Carabao Cup final, with a mammoth clash against Man City awaiting them at Wembley this Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s men crushed Villa 6-1 in the Premier League back in January with De Bruyne notching two assists &#8212; helping toward a league-high total of 16.<\/p>\n<p>And ahead of this Sunday&#8217;s final showdown, Grealish has admitted he&#8217;s a little &#8220;star-struck&#8221; by De Bruyne, hailing the Belgium international as his &#8220;favourite player ever&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m half star-struck when I play against Kevin De Bruyne, he\u2019s my favourite player ever,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/obviously-bold-jack-grealish-claim-17826871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Grealish.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think he\u2019s unbelievable, I think he\u2019s easily the best player in the Premier League at the moment.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sancho, Haaland, Hakimi &amp; Brandt | Meet Borussia Dortmund&#039;s Fantastic Four\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OpOpxJuRT0U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_QgsfA8W1TdLADOz0txpTg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s someone I personally look up to at the moment and try and base my game on them. Try and take things from their game and put it into mine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, going up against them it\u2019s going to be tough, it\u2019s a one-off game and fingers crossed on the day it goes our way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>De Bruyne is the Premier League&#8217;s chief creator this season, laying on 96 chances for his teammates and notching 16 assists, more than any other player in both regards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aston Villa playmaker Jack Grealish has admitted he&#8217;s &#8220;star-struck&#8221; by Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne ahead of their Carabao Cup final clash on Sunday.\u00a0 Grealish has been Villa&#8217;s standout player upon their Premier League return, notching seven goals and six assists as Dean Smith&#8217;s men battle against relegation. 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