Donkey from Shrek was left impressed by the scale of Jack Grealish’s calf muscle mass, as a number of Manchester Metropolis stars took a visit to Common Studios’ Orlando resort throughout their pre-season tour of the USA.
The Premier League champions have endured a sluggish begin to their pre-season marketing campaign, shedding each of their opening matches to Celtic 4-3 and AC Milan 3-2.
Pep Guardiola is now set to face off in opposition to his previous membership Barcelona on the Tenting World Stadium on Tuesday, but it surely seems his gamers have been having fun with some downtime with a visit to one in every of Florida’s most iconic theme parks.
Man City took to X (formerly Twitter) to publish a video of Grealish assembly with an animatronic Donkey and actors dressed as Princess Fiona and Shrek.
Within the clip, Grealish and a number of other of his team-mates, together with Erling Haaland, strategy the trio of characters, who had been standing by what gave the impression to be a reproduction of Shrek’s swamp hut – with Donkey peering via a window.
Jack Grealish (proper) met with Donkey (left) from Shrek throughout a visit to Common Studios Orlando
Donkey poked enjoyable at Grealish, stating that he was impressed by his massive calf muscle mass earlier than asking him in the event that they had been implants, with Erling Haaland (proper) laughing at their change
‘The princess, she hasn’t taken her eyes off you. I will be sincere, you’re dreamy,’ Donkey mentioned to one in every of Grealish’s team-mates.
Grealish then added: ‘What about me?’
Donkey proceeded to joke with the Metropolis winger, saying: ‘You okay. You remind me of someone else. I will be sincere with you, I will strive to not say the F-word, however you remind me of slightly Farquaad about you.’
Lord Farquaad is the principle antagonist of the Shrek franchise and options within the Shrek 4-D experience at Common Studios.
‘What?’ Grealish replied, showing to smile on the joke, earlier than including: ‘Nah, you are miles [away].’
Regardless of being known as as much as Gareth Southgate’s preliminary Euro 2024 squad earlier this summer season, Grealish was in the end minimize from the travelling occasion that made it to the ultimate of the match in Germany.
Donkey additionally said that Grealish (pictured) seemed like Lord Farquaad, a personality from the movie
Lord Farquaad (pictured) is the primary antagonist of the Shrek franchise and options within the Shrek 4-D experience at Common
Grealish (left) has additionally met up with Rihanna (proper) throughout Metropolis’s pre-season tour of America
The winger has revealed that he was left ‘completely heartbroken’ by the omission, however seems to have been working laborious to get his mojo again – having been pictured present process a number of coaching camps this summer season in Portugal.
He seems, although, to have been having fun with his time within the States, having additionally met Rihanna this weekend – one in every of his idols.
Whereas Grealish is understood to have moderately massive calves, it seems Donkey was even impressed by the work he had been doing within the gymnasium, even going so far as asking whether or not the Man Metropolis star had implants.
‘What are you maxing out in your deadlift?’ the animatronic character requested Grealish throughout their assembly at Common.
The winger has revealed that he was left ‘completely heartbroken’ by his Euro 2024 omission
Grealish has been working laborious over the summer season to get his mojo again and hit the bottom working subsequent season
‘Nah I do not do it,’ Grealish replied, earlier than stating: ‘Au naturale these.’
The change left his team-mate Haaland in stitches, with Donkey continuing to ask: ‘You do not? No implants, no nothing?’
‘No, nothing,’ Grealish replied.
The 28-year-old has additionally revealed in current weeks that he’s set to grow to be a father, with he and his girlfriend Sasha Attwood asserting they’re anticipating their first youngster.
