Manchester City’s £100m man was left on the bench for the derby. It was the sort of big game that Jack Grealish had signed up to play in and his omission risks adding to the feeling that the former Aston Villa captain has made an underwhelming start. Just the one goal in his nine Premier League appearances for the club this season does not help. Two assists might be considered the bare minimum requirement too. But how fair is the view that Grealish has failed to live up to those sky-high expectations so far? For example, his most recent Premier League minutes came in the 2-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace earlier this month. Grealish was criticised but the statistics showed that he created more chances than any other player in the competition that weekend. Rodri might well have converted his smart square pass inside the box. Had the Spaniard curled that attempt two yards lower then Grealish could have been the architect of the comeback. Instead, he finds his end product is being que...