Jack Grealish left Gary Lineker and BBC’s pundits shocked after dubbing Manchester City colleague John Stones a ‘disgrace’ after their FA Cup closing win. However, Grealish clarified that he meant the phrase endearingly, insisting that Stones was ‘unbelievable’.

Grealish and Stones helped City edge in the direction of an unbelievable treble of honours. After profitable the Premier League final weekend, City defeated United to win the FA Cup in a tense all-Manchester affair on Saturday afternoon. They can win the Champions League subsequent weekend.

The pair have been interviewed by the BBC after the sport, with Grealish revealing he had referred to as Stones a 'shame' within the aftermath of the ultimate whistle. When he seen the confused look on the faces of the pundits, he clarified his remarks to insist that he was complimenting the defender.

Grealish mentioned Stones had additionally been bewildered by his evaluation: “I was just saying to John over there, ‘You was a disgrace today’, and he’s looked at me [strangely]. I think he thought I was saying he was bad. But no, he was unbelievable!”

Lineker had regarded shocked when Grealish admitted he had referred to as Stones a 'shame', and later quipped: "That's the thing with you youngsters nowadays, we never know what language you're using! 'Sick' means 'really good' and stuff like that!"

BBC pundit Richards chimed in with: "Sauce!"

Lineker pointed at Grealish and added: "He had plenty of sauce!"

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