Hiller: Gallish should leave Manchester City, Guardiola no longer trusts him

This season, Manchester City has encountered a rare "four big ones are gone"! In the FA Cup final last weekend, Manchester City lost to Crystal Palace 0-1 and missed the championship. English legend Alan Shearer said in the latest episode of the Rest is Football podcast that Gallish should consider leaving Manchester City because in the FA Cup final, Guardiola did not choose to send him to the court, but used 19-year-old Echeviri.

29-year-old Gallish joined Manchester City from Aston Villa in 2021 with a transfer fee of £100 million, making him the most valuable English player at the time. However, the winger failed to recreate his performance at Villa at Manchester City, and despite his outstanding performance in the 2022-2023 triple-winning trip, his performance at Etihad Stadium is mostly disappointing.

Gallish's pick in the season further declined, with the player who made 39 appearances for the England national team only starting seven times in the Premier League, and only starting once in 2025. Most of his appearances were in the Cup, when Guardiola rotated the roster and in Manchester City's FA Cup final loss to Crystal Palace, Gallish failed to make a substitute despite the team's urgent need for goals.

Alan Shearer said in the podcast that Saturday's final was the last straw for Gallish City's career. Shearer said: "Did I be surprised by Manchester City's loss yesterday? No, because that's how they performed all season. They are not worthy of winning the championship, they don't work hard enough to win the game.

You mentioned Jack Gallish. His time at Manchester City is over and he has to leave. When the team is in desperate need of a goal, Guardiola replaced the rookie (Echeviri) and Gundogan instead of Jack Galla Leish… His time at Manchester City is really over, he has to leave. For whatever reason, Guardiola has lost confidence in him, he is really over. ”

Echeviri replaced Omar Marmush in the 76th minute, and he has never been on the roster before since joining Manchester City in January, and both Gundogan and Phil Foden were replaced before Gallish.

Since last season, Gallish has scored only 4 goals and 2 assists in the Premier League. Due to his poor form, he missed the call for the England national team in the last two periods, and Guardiola also frequently criticized the 29-year-old in the media, trying to get him back to his best form. In fact, the Spanish coach expressed his disappointment with Gralish after Manchester City's 4-1 victory over West Ham United in January and admitted that he hoped the winger would play like he did when he won the triple in the 2022-2023 season.

Guardiola said: "Glalish has to compete with himself. Savigno (another winger in Manchester City) is better in shape and form than Jack, and that's why I sent Savigno. I want the Triple-winner of Glalish. But I also try to be honest with myself. Savigno's cross quality is higher than other wingers. They have to compete hard. You can think it's unfair, and if you think so, it's okay. But you have to prove, 'I'm going to compete with Savigno, fight for that position'. Every day, every week, every month."