The defender lost the club captaincy and his place in the Aston Villa and England teams but has fought his way back into both
There may have been trepidation at St George’s Park on Tuesday night when Jack Grealish and the rest of England’s Manchester City contingent rolled into town, perhaps literally, but Tyrone Mings considered their arrival further cause for celebration. In his view, the more serial winners at Gareth Southgate’s disposal the better England’s chances will be of finally lifting trophies of their own.
The Aston Villa defender knows from personal experience what Grealish’s teammates have been through since City completed the treble and the £100m midfielder started on the quadruples in Istanbul. “I’ve bumped into him on holiday,” Mings says.
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