Local schoolchildren were given an extra special tour of the Etihad Stadium when Jack Grealish made a surprise appearance to spend time with them.

The lucky children, all from four schools supported by Manchester City charity City in the Community (CITC), from Years 5-8 at primary and secondary level, opened a box adults block their path on a tour of the stadium to find the winger worth £100m in one match. life-sized version of his ‘Funk-Pop’ toy. After struggling to get it out of the packaging, Grealish took the time to chat with all the children before leaving them with a signed version of his new toy.

“I really like the design of the new toy – I think it looks like me with the beard and headband,” Grealish said. “Obviously it’s great that if you buy one of these, you’re also supporting the City in the Community, which is a really good thing.

“I’m really pleased to meet the young people today. I’ve visited charity drives several times before, so I know first-hand the difference they make to people in Manchester. I Really proud to know that the club is supporting this important cause.” works through its Christmas campaign.”

In recognition of the work the charity is doing, the club will be donating £5 to CITC for every purchase made across a range of items. They also pledged to treble their donations to the charity, up to £75,000.

In addition to giving gifts to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, CITC will spend the Christmas period organizing more special events for school children and the elderly, and donate £10,000 to local organizations that provide providing free Christmas Day meals to families who need it most