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Jack Grealish dropped from Aston Villa squad after being pictured in nightclub

Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish has been dropped from the first team squad after he was pictured in a Manchester nightclub hours after his side's 4-0 thrashing at Everton.

Grealish, 20, was criticised by manager Remi Garde as "not professional" and is training with the under-21 team.

Garde confirmed that he would not be involved in Saturday's home game against Watford.

"[His actions] are not of the professional standard that I expect from my players," he said. "That is why Jack is training in the under-21 team."

"He won't be included in the squad for Watford, and that is all I can say for the moment."

Garde indicated that Grealish had been told he could stay in the north-west after the game at Goodison Park, but was then angered when pictures of him in the nightclub emerged.

"Sometimes, players in every country ask to stay in the city we have played in and this is not a problem for me," he said.

"The problem with Jack was not that he wasn't on the bus. The problem was elsewhere."

Villa are bottom of the Premier League table and have taken only five points from their 13 matches so far this season.

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