Jack Grealish fell out of favor under Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, leading to a season-long loan deal to send the attacker to Everton.
In five Premier League matches for Everton, Grealish has found his form, assisting four times for the Toffees.
In an interview with Sky Sports, the Englishman opened up on his move from City to Everton.
What did Grealish say about moving to Everton?
Grealish has expressed his desire to join Everton, and he responded to criticism by saying that Everton is a “massive club.”
The attacker said, “I’m at my best when I feel loved. You know I’m quite vulnerable off the pitch, and I wanted to go somewhere to just feel the love again, and to just wake up and want to play with a smile on my face again.
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“Obviously, people have a perception of me, but there’s nothing I love doing more than playing football. Whether that’s on the training field, I just love playing football.
“People go, ‘He likes to go out, he likes to party’ – and I do. I want to be able to live my life as well and enjoy myself, but there’s a time and a place to do that.
“I’ll be honest with you, I probably haven’t picked the right times – sometimes at City, for example, I didn’t help myself at times, I’ll openly say that – but then I don’t think it was all down to that.”
Grealish made his mark in City’s treble-winning year, scoring five goals and assisting seven times in the 2022/23 Premier League season.
The Englishman also cited David Moyes as a reason he is back to his best self, saying, “It’s down to him for giving me that platform to go and play the way I’ve been playing.
“I don’t mean this in an arrogant way, but I do like it when managers say, ‘You’re the footballer, go and do what you want to do’.
“I’d rather someone just be like, ‘When you get the ball, Jack, just go and play.’
“That’s what he says to me. Obviously, you have your jobs, you have roles to do without the ball, but he says to me, ‘When you get the ball, just go and do what you want to do.”
Grealish has been a key part of Everton’s success this season, with the attacker leading the league in assists, fouls won, and total carries.
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