Grealish’s time with Everton is a simple loan from Manchester City and, according to Premier League rules, loan players are not permitted to face their parent clubs. It means Grealish will have to watch Saturday’s game from the stands before hopefully returning to the lineup next weekend when Everton host Tottenham Hotspur.

Manchester City and Everton have named their teams for this afternoon's Premier League meeting at the Etihad Stadium.Pep Guardiola's side are in fine form and are unbeaten in their last seven games

Manchester City make three changes to the side that beat Brentford before the international break. Nico Gonzalez comes into the midfielder to replace Rodri, while Nathan Ake and Jeremy Doku also start.

Man City are back on the continental scene in midweek, as they travel to Spain to face a deceptively good Villarreal side. Marcelino’s Yellow Submarine are third in La Liga and earned their first Champions League point thanks to Renato Veiga’s late header against Juventus on Matchweek 2.

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The City fans would love to welcome Grealish back like they did Kevin de Bruyne with Napoli a few weeks ago, and he would have had a point to prove against Pep Guardiola. City were happy for him to leave on loan, so why shouldn't he play against them?

The club have farmed several players out across the EFL's three divisions as they seek to continue their development in senior football

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