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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has addressed one player’s lack of match action.
Pep Guardiola has defended his decision to leave Jack Grealish out of Manchester City's recent starting line-ups, despite the winger's frustrations over his lack of game time.
Grealish has only played 33 minutes in City's last seven Premier League matches and was an unused substitute in the recent Premier League matches against Chelsea and Arsenal.
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What Guardiola said
Guardiola insists that his decision is not personal and is purely based on tactical considerations.
He believes that other players, such as Savinho, Omar Marmoush and Phil Foden, are currently offering more to the team.
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"I'm so sorry they don't get the minutes that maybe they deserve but at the end, the contributions from Jeremy [Doku] or Savinho have been massive this season. This is the only reason why," Guardiola said.
"It's not personal, or I don't like Jack, or I don't have confidence in him. The manager has to sometimes select one player in front of another, not just because you don't like the other one, but because a player can give you in the certain moment of a season, right now better.
"No more than that. Of course I make mistakes and maybe he should play in other games, or maybe players who play shouldn't, but it's my world, my life, and you have to accept it."
Grealish's future at City is now uncertain. He has been linked with a move away from the club, with several Premier League clubs reportedly interested in signing him.
It remains to be seen whether Grealish will stay at City and fight for his place or move on in search of more regular first-team football.
What next for Manchester City?
Guardiola's men travel to Leyton Orient in Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round action before turning their focus to next Tuesday's visit of Real Madrid in the Champions League knockout playoff round.
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