Pep Guardiola has spoken of his confidence that Jack Grealish and Manchester City will be good for each other.
Having joined from Aston Villa for £100million earlier this month, playmaker Grealish made his City bow by coming off the bench in the 1-0 Community Shield defeat to Leicester on August 7.
The England international then played the full duration last weekend as defending champions City opened their 2021-22 Premier League campaign with a 1-0 loss at Tottenham.
City boss Guardiola said at his pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday’s home clash with Norwich: “Everyone needs time, not just Jack. Everyone in that period needs time to do it – of course for him a little bit more, because he is new, but everyone.
“But, when all the scientists, all the doctors, all the big specialists about medicine say the only solution to eradicate or help to move forward after this two years of pandemic situation is being vaccinated, I think they should consider it.”
Kevin De Bruyne (ankle) is a doubt for Saturday’s game but Ilkay Gundogan is available after a shoulder problem. Phil Foden continues his recovery from a foot injury.
Towards the end of the press conference, Guardiola spoke about the length of players’ careers – and it led on to him talking about playing golf with Tommy Fleetwood.
After saying of footballers “I can be a manager until 80 years old, they cannot play until 80 years old”, Guardiola was then asked if that was something he fancied doing.
And he said: “Absolutely not. I have to reduce my handicap! (It’s) really poor. But I will get it down for sure.
“I have Tommy Fleetwood as a good teacher, so I will get better. (I play with him) once a year. His schedule is busier than me. When its possible, we play.”
