JACK GREALISH suffered injury agony in front of England manager Thomas Tuchel.
The midfielder was forced off against Real Madrid on a rare start for Manchester City.
PAJack Grealish went off on the half hour against Real Madrid[/caption]
PAThe midfielder had been feeling his leg long before having treatment[/caption]
City led through Erling Haaland‘s 19th minute opener – with Grealish involved in the build-up.
But the former Aston Villa favourite went down on his knees not long afterwards.
He’d been holding his leg at times earlier and this time needed treatment on the pitch.
The 29-year-old soon realised he couldn’t continue and had to be replaced by fellow Three Lions star Phil Foden.
Etihad chief Pep Guardiola had a conversation with Grealish, who looked unsure about going straight to the dressing room.
Eventually he headed down the tunnel – a sensible choice perhaps on a bitter night.
Grealish’s fortunes appeared on the up over the weekend.
His sublime angled pass teed up sub Kevin de Bruyne‘s clincher in Saturday’s 2-1 FA Cup comeback win at Leyton Orient.
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Tuchel was at City for Tuesday’s Champions League play-off six weeks before his first two games in charge of England.
The Three Lions face home World Cup qualifiers against Albanian on March 21 and Albania three days later.
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