The Everton manager was delighted with the performance of Jack Grealish after he inspired Everton to a 3-2 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Grealish and Moyes (Photo by Andrew Kearns - CameraSport via Getty Images)
David Moyes conceded Jack Grealish is even better than he realised after the Manchester City loanee delivered another stunning display.
The 29-year-old provided two more assists - taking him to four for the season - as he guided Everton to a 3-2 win at Wolves. He linked up with Iliman Ndiaye and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to devastating effect and ended the afternoon engulfed by supporters in the away end as they celebrated a welcome away win with their new hero.
After the match, Moyes refused to take any credit for the rejuvenation of a player who had fallen away from the plans of Pep Guardiola and spent the summer searching for a new home. It has taken him barely a fortnight to make Everton fans fall in love with him.
Grealish provided Everton with quality and composure through a game made tough by individual mistakes. Had it not been for those errors - which frustrated Moyes - the Blues would have avoided a nail-biting finale.
The England international was central to the best moments from the away side at Molineux, his back post header creating the opener for Beto, his intricate link up play key to Iliman Ndiaye’s goal and his clever pass allowing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to rifle in the third.
Those contributions, combined with a determination to help his side protect their lead, followed his home debut against Brighton last weekend - in which he created both goals in the 2-0 win.
Asked about Grealish’s revival, Moyes said: “It's nothing to do with me, let me tell you, it's all to do with Jack and his own mentality to be better… there's a wee bit to prove, I’m sure. I think we all have, I think in life you've always got to keep something you have to strive to do and I think Jack wants to show that he's a good player.
“I think he's showing it at the moment, I think some of his football has been really good. The biggest compliment I can probably give him is he's better than I thought he was. He's so good.”