Jack Grealish And Emiliano Martinez They are seen having a heated discussion while going down the tunnel Man Cityclash with Aston Villa.
With City in the midst of their worst run of form Pep GuardiolaThe champions enter Saturday’s clash looking to get back to winning ways.
To shake things up, Guardiola made a number of changes to the relegation-threatened Manchester derby team last week, including a first start for Grealish at Villa Park since leaving his boyhood club for £100m in 2021.
Villa seized the initiative from kick-off and, having come close once before, John Duran put the hosts ahead after just 16 minutes.
As the game reached the halfway point, Grealish was seen protesting the lack of stoppage time in the first half.
Afterwards, the England international was seen exchanging words with his former team-mate Martinez as both teams walked off the field.
Jack Grealish was involved in a firefight with Emiliano Martinez during Man City’s clash with Aston Villa
The former teammates got into a heated exchange after the half-time whistle
The Argentinian goalkeeper was later charged with involvement in the incident
Arling Haaland became the peacemaker between the two men as they animated their way off the pitch.
The conversation continued down the tunnel and the Argentine was subsequently booked by referee Peter Banks for his involvement in the incident.
City’s afternoon went from bad to worse after the restart as Morgan Rodgers doubled Villa’s lead with a well-taken finish from inside the box.
Phil Foden managed to get one back before the end – his first goal in a relatively disappointing season by his standards – but was unable to inspire a fightback.
Therefore, City have now won just once in their last 12 games in all competitions, nine of those defeats.
