- Jack Grealish was a surprise inclusion in the city of Man starting XI against Madrid
- The English was forced during the first half after a long delay of Var
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Alan Shearer believes that Var's long review in the first half of Manchester City's clash against Real Madrid could have been responsible for Jack Grealish's injury.
The England International was a surprise inclusion in the initial XI of Pep Guardiola for the visit of the European champions on Tuesday night and had an impact on their short time on the countryside, providing the pass that led to the first game of the city .
However, the uncertainty about Erling Haaland's position when he received a touch of Josko Gvardiol, led to a review of about four minutes.
The delay in the procedures may have contributed to the theme that forced Grealish to leave the field in the 29th minute, according to Shearer. And the former Newcastle striker went so far as to call the unacceptable episode.
“I was just saying how well the game had done,” Shearer said at Amazon Prime. It would be a pity that he had to leave. He has played an important role in the goal.
“It certainly does not help when you have elite athletes that are standing for almost four minutes, you cannot help you or your body.”
Jack Grealish suffered an injury in the first half of the Manchester City Champions League clash against Real Madrid
Alan Shearer believes that Grealish's injury may have been as a result of a long delay in procedures just a few minutes before
Manchester City was forced to wait
“It is not acceptable that players have to wait so long.”
The incident in Etihad was a rarity in the Champions League this season, which, unlike the Premier League, uses semi -automated offers. The system has helped accelerate the necessary time to decide marginal calls in European competition.
However, the specificity of the call on Tuesday, to judge if Haaland was beyond the ball, instead of the final defender, led to a more commonly seen delay in the highest English category.
Grealish was replaced by Phil Foden, since Guardiola's team was looking for a first leg advantage in the champions League play-off.
