Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is pleased that Jack Grealish has returned from injury.

The England international had been absent since their win over Bournemouth, but was on the bench as they managed a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa.

Given the number of games in the next few weeks, Guardiola is happy to count on the quality of Grealish from the start or off the bench.

Asked about Grealish, he said post-game: "Very important.

"We thought about it at one-zero but he trained just two days.

"If we had scored two, for sure we would have had him in. Jack started the season really well and we need players so it's good to have him back."