Jack Grealish has backed Manchester Metropolis (opens in new tab) to go on considered one of their typical profitable runs, after Wednesday’s 3-1 win over Arsenal (opens in new tab) despatched the reigning champions prime of the Premier League.
Grealish bagged Metropolis’s second purpose on the Emirates Stadium, on an evening when Metropolis landed an vital blow on this season’s gripping title race.
Victory within the long-awaited rearranged fixture signifies that Pep Guardiola’s facet lead Arsenal on purpose distinction (though the Gunners do nonetheless have a sport in hand).
And, whereas conceding that Metropolis have been maybe lucky to come back out on prime in North London, Grealish is assured {that a} victorious streak is not far means. Reacting to his crew’s fourth league triumph in 4 video games, he stated (opens in new tab):
“It was the proper night time: for me getting a purpose and the crew profitable the sport. I do not assume we performed to our greatest and Arsenal have been the higher crew if I am sincere, however that is what good groups do: come to locations like this once they’re not at their finest and get three factors. We have now to attempt other ways of enjoying towards good groups like this and that is what we did.
“It is a good dressing room to be in. Everybody’s very joyful as you possibly can think about. We’re not getting too forward of ourselves, however wins like that you need to have a good time, and we actually did.
“Folks know in the previous couple of years Metropolis at all times go on some type of run; we did it final yr round Christmas time and we have been hoping it was going to be after the World Cup. We dropped factors in sure video games however now we have to attempt to go on [a winning run] and I really feel prefer it’s coming. Coaching is good and in there [the dressing room] was unbelievable [at full-time].”
Metropolis are tied with Liverpool for the longest profitable run in Premier League historical past: 18 matches between August and December 2017. They received 12 on the spin between November 2021 and January 2022 however have but to string collectively greater than three straight victories this time period.
Subsequent up for Metropolis is a visit to Nottingham Forest (opens in new tab) on Saturday, earlier than they journey to RB Leipzig (opens in new tab) within the first leg of the Champions League final 16.
