Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Grealish: I will be one of the Treble-makers
SATURDAY 03.06.2023
EXCLUSIVE
JACK Grealish reckons Man City fans will be in blue heaven tonight after the first all-manchester FA Cup Final.
The City star has been telling his England team-mates Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire, who play for United, to get ready for a City Treble ahead of the Wembley showdown.
An insider said: “The England lads have been in touch since United won the semi-final. They are good friends from all their trips abroad.
“Jack has been involved in that banter about City doing the Treble and Manchester turning blue on Saturday night.” see the players until after the game. Boss Erik ten Hag likes to keep the players together in the team hotel before big matches.
An Old Trafford source said: “There is an early curfew to make sure they get enough rest.
“There has been a lot of mental preparation. Erik spoke about United winning the Treble in 1999 and finding that winning mentality.” United’s Treble – the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup – is the only one in English football history.
When Erling Haaland strolls into a room people stop and stare. But the footballer known for silky skills, silky hair and silk pyjamas isn’t complaining.
From his early years in a Norwegian farming town to walking tall on the world stage, the 6ft 4in striker has taken it all in his giant stride.
And as an estimated global TV audience of 500 million tune in for today’s FA Cup Final at Wembley, the Manchester City star is living his dream.
Speaking on the eve of the clash with Manchester United, 22-year-old Haaland said: “My life has changed of course. I can’t live so normally any more. That’s how my life is, I can’t complain.
“I try to enjoy every single moment of it and that’s how it is.
“I’m 196cm tall and have got long blond hair so wherever I go people are going to see me. So that’s how my life is.
“There’s nothing I can do, that’s my life. I just have to try to enjoy it as much as I can. Of course I wish I could walk into wherever I want without anyone filming me but that’s not possible.”
He added: “I cannot complain about how things have turned out.
“When I was young I wanted to become a footballer and the best in the world. A price comes with that if you are
I like Manchester. I like the people. To play good on the pitch you have to enjoy off the pitch ERLING HAALAND PRAISES THE CITY WHERE HE HAS BEEN LIVING FOR A YEAR