'Haaland tells me not to party - I tell him to shut up!' - Man City star

Jacque Talbot

• 6 May 2023 13:54 BST
• 3 min read

Jack Grealish has admitted that Erling Haaland often tells him not to party.

The Premier League ace conceded that he is not a model professional like his team-mate, who tells him off for going out too much after a game.

Grealish enjoys the nightlife of Manchester - but Haaland appears to be much more into video games (and scoring lots of goals).

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the England international opened up about their relationship to the Daily Mail: "Look at Erling. He is the best professional I have ever seen. His mindset is something you won't see again.

"He does everything. Recovers. In the gym. Ten hours of treatment a day. Ice baths. Diet. That's why he is what he is. But I swear I couldn't be like that. We have a great friendship but he will point at me after a game and say: 'Hey. Don't you go out tonight partying'. I just tell him to shut up and go and sit in his ice bath. But that's us. Two different people doing well in our own way.

Grealish continued: "I am not as successful as him. He has scored more goals this season than I have in my whole career. But if he did what I occasionally did he would be like: 'F*cking hell, I feel terrible today'. I have a release that's different to this. He is going home and sitting with his family and having a take away. Sometimes that is my choice too. I love doing that. But sometimes I like to go out and let my hair down."

Grealish flourishing

It comes after Pep Guardiola came in full of praise for Grealish after a tricky inaugural season for the former Aston Villa man.

The attacker has scored five goals and assisted a further seven in 27 Premier League appearances this season.

Grealish said: "The main thing now is I feel loved. I feel the manager really trusts me. At Fulham last weekend I didn’t have my best game. But Pep kept me on, trusting me. He was telling me: 'Jack, get hold of the ball, keep it, win fouls'. So you go home and feel happy. This is what I dreamed of. To play in every game for such an important team at such an important time."