Manchester City star Jack Grealish last night etched his name indellibly into the record books of European competition.
This came en route to Pep Guardiola’s troops booking their spot in the finale of the Champions League.
City, of course, were back in action 24 hours ago, welcoming Spanish giants Real Madrid to The Etihad for the 2nd leg of a highly-anticipated semi-final showdown.
And, after the two clubs could not be separated across 90 minutes in Madrid, this time round, the gulf in class was clear.
En route to an eventual 4-0 triumph, Bernardo Silva (2), Manuel Akanji and Julian Alvarez were all on target for a rampant Man City.
Manchester City are heading to Istanbul!! 🤩
Julian Alvarez makes it 4-0 to the Cityzens! 🔥#UCL pic.twitter.com/fN4pdodcAD
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 17, 2023
As alluded to above, though, post-match, it was another member of the Sky Blues’ squad who took his place front and centre online.
This comes after it was revealed that the former Aston Villa man had secured for himself a new record.
Owing to another stellar display in the attacking third, Grealish has surpassed Chelsea legend Frank Lampard as the English player with the most chances created in a single Champions League campaign:
🏴 Most chances created by an English player in a #UCL season
🆕 – Jack Grealish (22-23) – 35
🔵 – Frank Lampard (07-08) – 34
🔵 – Frank Lampard (06-07) – 32
⚪️ – David Beckham (05-06) – 32
🔵 – Frank Lampard (08-09 – 28➡️https://t.co/u6earq5pCZ pic.twitter.com/ngojKZAUHo
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) May 18, 2023
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