JACK GREALISH has revealed he jokingly confronted Bukayo Saka after the pair linked up on England duty.
Manchester City man Grealish, 27, and Arsenal star Saka, 21, have both been selected in Gareth Southgate’s squad for the Three Lions’ upcoming games against Italy and Ukraine.
The pair of forwards are rivals at their clubs – with Man City and Arsenal battling it out for the Premier League title.
But they have built a strong friendship during stints away with the national team.
And Grealish hilariously had to have a word with Saka about being bumped off the ball when they met in the Premier League last month.
Speaking to The Times, he said: “I’m playing for City on the wing, he’s playing for Arsenal on the wing and we’re both going for the Premier League.
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“But that is another thing that the manager here at England has done so well.
“We feel like a group of team-mates that are together. Back at your club, you’re rivals but everyone just clicks here.
“He’s a great lad, Bukayo. In the game the other week, I went past someone and then me and him went shoulder to shoulder.
“I thought, ‘He [the referee] has got to give it as a foul’, because I can’t have Bukayo saying that he bodied me.
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“I pulled him up on that this morning and he said it was never a foul!”
Grealish has received 29 caps for his country, scoring two goals.
Saka has earned 24 caps for England, netting seven times.
And the pair will be hoping to start when Southgate’s men face Italy on Thursday, particularly following Marcus Rashford’s withdrawal from the squad.
Other options for the England boss include Harry Kane, Phil Foden, Ivan Toney and James Maddison.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
