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It is wonderful to hear a professional football player be so forthright and honest about the subject. Jack Grealish has drawn comparisons between his “different” lifestyle choices and those of his Manchester City teammate Erling Haaland.

In a lengthy interview with the Daily Mail, the 27-year-old winger—who has been one of City’s best players this season—opened up about a variety of topics, including his friendship with Haaland, the soon-to-be Golden Boot winner.

Grealish has previously referred to the Norwegian forward as one of his best buddies. “I get along really well with him,” the March 27th-born woman said to BT Sport. “We joke around in the same way. We get along so well away from the field.

The two have formed an amazing collaboration on the field as a result of their blooming friendship off it, frequently working together to improve City’s prospects of winning the championship.

However, as Grealish notes in his most recent interview, their lifestyle choices are different.

“Everyone is different aren’t they? Look at Erling. He is the best professional I have ever seen,” he says.

“His mindset is something you won’t see again. He does everything. Recovers. In the gym. Ten hours of treatment a day. Ice baths. Diet. That’s why he is what he is. But I swear I couldn’t be like that.

“We have a great friendship but he will point at me after a game and say: ‘Hey. Don’t you go out tonight partying’. I just tell him to shut up and go and sit in his ice bath. But that’s us. Two different people doing well in our own way.

“I have a release that’s different to this. He is going home and sitting with his family and having a take away. Sometimes that is my choice too. I love doing that. But sometimes I like to go out and let my hair down.

“I am not gonna sit here and lie and say I don’t go out. What’s the point? It’s also pointless telling you I am here at 8am going in the gym and that’s the reason I am playing well. It’s not.

“The reason I am playing well is because I feel fit, confident, good in myself and like I am at home here. But I still love an occasional drink and going out with my friends. That’s just normal.”Many have commented on Haaland’s work ethic in recent weeks, including City defender Nathan Ake.

“He is so professional,” Ake told SPORTbible. “Before I met him, I never thought that. But when you meet him, you see the things he does off the pitch, like the food he eats. It’s all of the little things.

“He’s always early. He’s always working and making sure that his body is in the right way to perform. And at his age, I think that’s great.

“Also, all of the applause and stuff he’s getting; you might think, ‘Okay, maybe he’s gonna think I’ve done it and it’s all good.’ But he has this mindset where he just wants to keep going and going and going.”