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Grealish: First Man City training session most nervous I've been

Jack Grealish admits his first training session with Manchester City was the most nervous he's been.

Grealish hopes to help City defeat Liverpool in today's FA Cup semifinal.

"I think probably one of the most nervous I've ever been was probably in the semi-final when I played against Liverpool for Aston Villa," he explained.

"As soon as I got on to the pitch, I don't know, I had a good game and I just felt at ease, and I half stood there and just thought to myself, 'I've done this every day for my whole life'.

"Ever since then I've never really been affected with pressure. Even when I've come here, people have said 'pressure', but I swear like I'm not [feeling pressure] when I play.

"The most nervous I've ever been, apart from that day, was my first session at City. There was no one there, there weren't like fans or anything, it was just the other players. Like going out to training, if I made a bad pass, they'd be thinking 'a hundred million? He cant even control the ball!'

"I think even now, sometimes with the price tag and all, this doesn't actually affect me at all I swear, it's more or less trying to impress the manager because he's such a big figure and trying to impress all these players I'm playing with, and wanting them to think I'm a good player.

"This is the business end now and hopefully I can help the team and chip in with goals and assists, because that's what I've come here for."

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