Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has been slammed for limiting Jack Grealish from playing to the best of his abilities.

Former Premier League goalkeeper, Ben Foster hit out at Guardiola, saying the Catalan’s rigid structure at Etihad has thwarted Grealish, who thrives in freedom.

Grealish left Aston Villa for Manchester City for a reported British record fee of £100 million in 2021.

The winger has fallen down the pecking order under the tutelage of Guardiola despite being an integral part of the Cityzens treble-winning campaign in the 2022-23 season.

The Englishman has only started six Premier League games this season as Brazilian winger, Savinho takes his place upfront since the beginning of the season.

Reports are saying that Manchester City could let the English forward go in the summer.

Ben Foster is also asking the Englishman to find a new club where he can play with more freedom.

Foster said on Fozcast podcast, “It’s been a great success for his bank balance, I’ll tell you that. His trophy cabinet and his bank balance are absolutely popping.

“In those 150 appearances, he’s probably made about £70 million as well. But the sad fact of it is that Grealish doesn’t get near the front three of any top Premier League team.

“I think Grealish needs a bit of freedom now to go to a team where the manager will say to him, ‘Jack, go out there and do what you do for me, please’.

“I don’t blame Grealish for doing what he did. He was the best player at Aston Villa, Villa fans absolutely loved him. He went out there every single day and expressed himself and everybody loved him for that.

“Man City bought him for an awful lot of money, a ridiculous amount of money in fact, and then almost put the shackles on him. That’s exactly what happened – they’re buying a player and then not playing him in the way that he’s supposed to be played.”