Jack Grealish's devastation was clear to see when he was injured, Ladyman says

Ian Ladyman has expressed his sympathies for Jack Grealish on It's All Kicking Off, stating he was 'desperately sorry' for the Man City star who looked devastated after he suffered an injury during his side's 3-1 win against FC Copenhagen on Tuesday night.

The England forward appeared to suffer a muscle injury during the first half of the game, dropping to the floor and wincing in pain as he challenged for the ball with Copenhagen's Diogo Goncalves.

Pep Guardiola stated that Grealish may have suffered a groin problem and while the 28-year-old managed to come back onto the field for several moments after receiving treatment, he was ultimately replaced by Jeremy Doku.

It was a rare start for the England forward, who has struggled for game time recently following the arrival of Doku. Grealish, in fact, had not started in a match for City since their 5-0 victory against Huddersfield in the FA Cup on January 7.

Speaking on It's All Kicking Off, Ladyman, who was joined by Chris Sutton, also claimed that Grealish will be thinking about his place in Gareth Southgate's England squad for the upcoming Euros.

'Now, one player who has adapted since he's been at City is Jack Grealish,' Ladyman said. 'I'm a fan of Jack, you're a fan of Jack. Great season last year with City as they won the treble, pretty much finished the season as one of their main men. Hasn't gone for him this season, been out of the team.

'He got a start against Copenhagen on Tuesday night and came off with an injury after about 20 minutes. And I have to say, he went down under a challenge, but it was apparent straight away that it was a muscle injury.

'You could actually see the devastation on Grealish's face before he'd even hit the deck because he knew that he'd