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England stars were left with bad cuts after playing on North Macedonia’s ‘awful’ pitch

Manchester City pair Jack Grealish and Phil Foden were both left with bad cuts after playing on North Macedonia’s ‘awful’ pitch on Monday night.

Ahead of the fixture, there were concerns for the safety of the England players due to the condition of the p

Following the 1-1 draw, members of Gareth Southgate’s side complained the pitch was full of sand and stones. And Grealish has revealed that, as a result of the poor surface, both he and Foden picked up cuts and grazes.

“I have got cuts all over,” the Manchester City midfielder said. “The pitch was awful. It baffles me how pitches like that are acceptable, to be honest.

itch. The surface at the Tose Proeski Arena was recently relaid after heavy criticism, but it drew more of the same on Monday night.

 

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