Grealish had been subjected to some criticism in the media for his manner of celebrating City’s success after he was pictured topless amongst the fans and spotted drinking straight from a bottle.
But the winger said he was nonplussed by those criticising him and questioned why he shouldn’t be allowed to let his hair down when the season is over.
“Not really,” he said when asked if the criticism bothered him. “I’d done something that comes around once in a lifetime. The last time it was done… I don’t know when Man United did it, but it hasn’t been done for ages.
“So why not celebrate like that? Everyone was with me. I wasn’t on my own, going out with my friends. I was with the whole team. We enjoyed ourselves on the Saturday, Sunday, Monday. I had the best weekend of my life. I’d just won the Champions League and I was so emotional after it.
“I was probably on the biggest emotional high I’ve ever been on. The manager [Southgate] didn’t tell me, but I knew I wouldn’t play on the Friday.”
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