Watford captain Troy Deeney has defended Aston Villa star Jack Grealish after he was seen breaking coronavirus lockdown rules to attend a party.
The midfielder has since been reprimanded by the club and make a public apology via a video message posted to Twitter. However, Deeney has come to Grealish's defence, telling The United Stand YouTube channel that mixed messages from the government mean it is no surprise that young people like Grealish have been flouting the lockdown protocol. "Jack is my dude.
Jack is my guy man, nice kid, unfortunately, plays for that team that we don't talk about. But Jack is my guy," he said. "Genuinely if you're a young person - and when I say this it's not right - if you're a young person, you are literally