Manchester City midfielder Jack Grealish has rejected criticism of his offseason partying.
Grealish told reporters at NRG Park in Houston that he feels other players who also went away haven't had the same treatment as him.
"Obviously I'm enjoying myself," he said after victory over Club America in Houston. "I went to Ibiza after we won the league, and then I went to Vegas after my England trip, and then apart from that, I was away with my girlfriend, working hard and trying to get back training.
"I was getting a lot of stick off the lads for posting too many training photos on my Instagram. I think it's just one of them: when I do something, partying or whatever, it's going to get picked up on more than others. I've seen a lot of people in Ibiza and Vegas who didn't get anywhere near what I got.
"People don't really want to see you training hard after the season, they want to see all the other stuff – the controversial type of stuff. I've just tried to get used to that now. It was difficult earlier on in my career but I've had to get used to it.
"I knew that coming to one of the biggest clubs in the world, and the best club in England, that I was going to get more of that. I've had to deal with it. Others will get it I suppose – Erling, Kalvin. It's part and parcel of playing for a massive club."
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