Grealish to miss Everton trip to City due to loan rule

Jack Grealish will be unavailable for Everton when they travel to Manchester City on Saturday after a seasonlong loan from City. The 30 year old playmaker has been central to Everton's early improvement, scoring a stoppage-time winner that ended Crystal Palace's 19 match unbeaten run and registering four assists from nine appearances, but standard loan rules bar him from facing his parent club.

Grealish's late strike against Palace produced one of the liveliest moments at Everton's new stadium and underscored why he has quickly become a fan favourite. The former England international also won his first career Premier League player of the month award during the opening weeks of the season. With Everton collecting 11 points from seven games, much of their attacking creativity has flowed through Grealish, who has mainly operated from the left flank while also contributing as a playmaker.

Former Premier League midfielder Gareth Barry, who has played for Aston Villa, Manchester City and Everton, welcomed the move to Merseyside and predicted Grealish could flourish under David Moyes. Speaking to television broadcasters, Barry said, "It is a move Jack needed. I think Jack needed...