Pep Guardiola launched an impassioned defence of Jack Grealish's performances for Manchester City on Friday.
Grealish has been the subject of sustained criticism since becoming the most expensive British player in history when arriving from Aston Villa for £100million last season.
That heightened in midweek when the England international was substituted with City losing against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League before a dramatic late turnaround.
But Guardiola came out fighting for the 27-year-old ahead of Saturday's Premier League trip to Wolves, insisting that Grealish was left isolated by his team-mates at the Etihad on Wednesday night.