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Aston Villa star Jack Grealish has stated that he is 'lucky' that the fan who attacked him during the second city derby was not armed with a weapon.
The 23-year-old midfielder was punched by a Birmingham fan who invaded the pitch during the Championship match between arch rivals Aston Villa and Birmingham City at St Andrew's.
The cream always rises... ⚽️ #AVFC pic.twitter.com/4C0TOSSjZw
— Jack Grealish (@JackGrealish1) 10 March 2019
Replays of the incident showed that the fan ran up to the the Aston Villa
"I cannot help but feel how lucky I was in this incident. It could have been so much worse had the supporter had some sort of weapon," Grealish said i
Birmingham City fan Paul Mitchell has pleaded guilty to assaulting Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish during Sunday's derby match
— Sky News (@SkyNews) 11 March 2019
Read more here: https://t.co/t6rshn43jI pic.twitter.com/5EzFdlHg8n
Since the shocking incident, Grealish's attacker Paul Mitchell has been jailed for 14 weeks,
What a mature performance by this man yesterday. Deserves all the plaudits! Rolled into town, led by example and captained us to an important win @JackGrealish1 pic.twitter.com/ZMjotbPInn
— Tyrone Mings (@OfficialTM_3) 11 March 2019
Source : 90min