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In an interview with the Irish Examiner Roy Keane has stated that too much pressure is being put on Aston Villa youngster Jack Grealish at an early age.

The Aston Villa and Ireland assistant manager said he is also relaxed about whether the youngster opts to play for Ireland or not.

Speaking from the Ireland camp Keane said: “I’ve been quite relaxed about it. People ask me quite a bit because of the Villa connection.

He’s done very little in the game yet. People are getting a bit carried away, he’s not started a game in the league for Villa, he’s not scored a goal yet, he’s not got an assist yet.”

“If he wants to come and play for Ireland, we’ll be delighted but we can’t be begging people either. If they want to play for Ireland, fantastic. If not we’ll have to accept it.”

Grealish has played at youth level for Ireland but since he broke into the first team he has come under Gareth Southgate's radar.