Kevin De Bruyne believes Jack Grealish 'deserves a shot' with England | OneFootball

Kevin De Bruyne has revealed his admiration for Aston Villa playmaker Jack Grealish.

The England international was the subject of months of intense speculation linking him to Manchester United, but he eventually decided to sign a new contract with his boyhood club last month.

And the 25-year-old has started the season in superb form, inspiring the Villans to a shock 7-2 victory over Liverpool last weekend before producing a man-of-the-match display in England’s 3-0 win over Wales in midweek.

The Birmingham native was controversially left out of the side to face De Bruyne and Belgium in the Uefa Nations League on Sunday, but that didn’t stop the Manchester City talisman from praising his counterpart.

“I rate him very highly,” De Bruyne said, per Birmingham Live.

“He’s somebody I mentioned before, talking to the teammates at City, in a random conversation.

“In England they talked about creative problems in midfield, but he brings that to a team. He deserves a shot.”

England were successful despite Grealish’s omission, with goals from Marcus Rashford (penalty) and Mason Mount enough to give the Three Lions all three points after Romelu Lukaku had given the visitors the lead from the spot at Wembley.