‘I could do what I want and play with freedom’published at 16:52 British Summer Time 24 August
16:52 BST 24 August
FT: Everton 2-0 Brighton
Everton’s Jack Grealish, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: “Brilliant day.
“We were saying before the game that we wanted to put on a show for the fans. For the club itself, it was a big day coming into the new stadium. It was the perfect day.
“I think we dedicated that one to all of the fans.”
On his two assists: “For me, it is just as important. Scoring goals in football is so important, but when I played with Kevin de Bruyne, he was the one I learned so much off in football.
“Assisting is just as good as scoring, in my own opinion.
“Providing the assist for your teammates is a special feeling. When I’m here, all I want to do is do good things for this club, and hopefully we can push on and provide more goals and assists.
“I felt really good. It was nice. I don’t want to get into like saying I didn’t feel free before [at man City]. Out there today I could drift, I could do what I want more or less and play with a bit of freedom.
“Take more risks. I feel like I have done that.
“I was so happy with the team’s performance with my own as well. The last time I played 90 minutes, think was April or March. Nearly four or five months ago.
“To get that under my belt in a tough game, I am happy with myself.
“For myself, I think today I was nowhere near fit. Hopefully, I can provide a lot more and better performances.
“It is a pleasure to play for this team in this stadium.”