'Maybe he listened too much to what the people say’: Pep Guardiola tells Jack Grealish to shut out the noise ahead of his comeback from injury… as Man City boss insists £100m man ‘is playing good, if he wasn’t I’d tell him'

Pep Guardiola has told Jack Grealish to ignore public opinion as Manchester City’s £100million record signing gears up for his comeback.

Grealish has missed four games with a shin injury, but is set to play in the FA Cup fifth round tonight at Peterborough.

The England man has three goals and three assists since joining from Aston Villa and accepts he will be judged on those statistics. But Guardiola is adamant the 26-year-old must block out any criticism.

‘The statistics are better or similar to Aston Villa in terms of ball contact,’ City’s manager claimed.