Fans drool at Jack Grealish’s pass for Riyad Mahrez’s Man City goal at Chelsea

Jack Grealish has been hailed by Premier League fans for his assist from the bench that handed Manchester City all three points against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

The England international was named as a substitute after a run of starts but came on for Phil Foden to slot in Riyad Mahrez for the only goal of the game after a fine team move.

Although Kepa Arrizabalaga will be disappointed for not stopping the cross which provided the only goal of the game, Grealish got plenty of plaudits for his third assist in as many games.

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One Twitter user wrote: "Fairs that Grealish assist for Mahrez was 10/10 ngl."

A second said: "That's a beautiful assist from Grealish."

A third added: "What an assist by Grealish."

A fourth posted: "Grealish has been superb since coming on, great assist as well."

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A fifth then concluded: "Beautiful assist by Grealish."

Also praising the midfielder was Chris Sutton of BBC Sport, who said: "Jack Grealish has taken a bit of a battering at times – doesn't score enough goals, not enough assists.

"But that was a moment of brilliance for the goal – he knew exactly what he wanted to do and the weight of the ball, not too hard, not too soft, it was just perfect for Mahrez."

With Mahrez slotting into the net, Pep Guardiola's men closed the gap on leaders Arsenal to five points having both played 17 games of the season.

Grealish joked earlier this season that he had been complaining to Erling Haaland for not scoring after his passes – because he needed the assists.

The 27-year-old has not been able to regularly contribute to goals since his £100million move, but now looks to be repaying the faith of his manager.

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