Jack Grealish has hailed the influence of Pep Guardiola in the aftermath of our remarkable Champions League semi-final victory over Real Madrid, stressing: ‘Everyone loves him!’

Grealish was fulsome in his praise of the boss, who has now led us to the UCL final, FA Cup final as well as pushing for a third Premier League trophy in a row.

And the influential forward hopes to taste success to ‘repay’ the manager.

He said: “I can’t speak highly enough of him. He’s unbelievable.

“I don’t think anyone comes close to him.

“The stuff that he thinks of and comes out with – you just think ‘how have you thought of that’.

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“He’s an unbelievable manager and a great guy as well. Everyone loves him.

“Hopefully it can continue, and we can repay him by winning the final.”

Grealish is relishing the run-in, which sees us challenge on three fronts.

He can’t wait to take part in his first-ever Champions League final and contribute in the FA Cup showpiece and Premier League run-in too.

Our No.10 knows we’re in fine form but won’t take Inter, a household name in European football, lightly.

He added: “They’re a great team. You don’t get to the Champions League if you’re not a good team. “They have a lot of experience, and we know it’s going to be a tough game.

“Anything can happen in a final but before that we’ve got a lot of important games and we’ll focus on them for now.

“We know how good we are and the confidence and quality that we have.

“We’re obviously going to be confident going into the final but obviously it is a final and anything can happen.

“On the day, the best team will win.

“It’s a team game and it’s a pleasure to play in this team. We have unbelievable players.

“We have a togetherness; a team spirit and we all trust each other.

“Everyone does jobs for each other.”