Jack Grealish joined Everton on a loan move from Manchester City in the summer
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Jack Grealish and Idrissa Gueye celebrate after Dewsbury-Hall scored Everton's third goal in the 3-2 win at Wolves. Photo by Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Jack Grealish and Idrissa Gueye celebrate after Dewsbury-Hall scored Everton's third goal in the 3-2 win at Wolves. Photo by Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images
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When Newcastle United line up against Everton on Saturday evening at the Hill-Dickinson Stadium, they will be facing a rejuvenated Jack Grealish.
After falling out of favour at Manchester City, four years on from his £100million move from Aston Villa, Grealish made the temporary switch to the Hill-Dickinson Stadium and has fallen in love with football again.
David Moyes has made Grealish a major player in his Toffees side and has a goal and four assists to his name this season.
There is talk of an England recall, too, and if Newcastle are to end their wretched record of failing to win any Premier League games away from home, they will have to keep the 30-year-old quiet.
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Moyes has challenged him to score more goals and the Magpies will hope he doesn't rise to that challenge on Saturday evening.
"I do [think he can reach another level]," Moyes told reporters on Friday.
"I would be lying if I said I am completely happy. I want him to score more goals actually. He's probably played more games this year than he did in all of last year or even the last couple of years.
"He's done well. Physically he's coming on, but we want to keep on top of him and keep him in the best condition."
In another world, Grealish could have been lining up in the black-and-white stripes of Newcastle. He was linked with a move to Tyneside once it had become clear he was set to leave Manchester City.
While Grealish was a player Newcastle admired, the fact they had two England international left-wingers in Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes in the squad already meant signing Grealish was not a priority in the summer.
The Magpies needed a new goalkeeper, centre-back, midfielder, right-winger and two forwards and delivered on that mandate in the summer instead.
They will just hope that decision does not come back to bite them when they make the trip to Merseyside on Saturday evening.
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