Jack Grealish: Aston Villa midfielder needs to pay for his mistake, says manager Remi Garde

The player was pictured in a nightclub following the 4-0 defeat at Everton last month

Jack Grealish has been training with the Under-21s rather than the first team (Getty)

Jack Grealish’s Aston Villa first-team exile is set to continue after manager Rémi Garde confirmed he will remain with the Under-21s.

The midfielder will not play at Southampton on Saturday after being pictured in a nightclub following the 4-0 defeat at Everton last month. He also missed the 3-2 defeat by Watford last Saturday.

Garde said: “He has trained this week with the Under-21s because it was the plan. He knew that. I know when he might return, he knows as well and when he will I will tell you. Like every player, Jack made a mistake and he has to pay the consequences. If another player does something wrong he will have the same treatment. Jack is young and will be back because when he is fully committed he will be a good player.”

The talented 20-year-old has attracted a lot of publicity because he had to decide whether he wanted to represent England – he was born in Solilhull – or the Republic of Ireland, for whom he has played up to Under-21 level.

In September he threw in his lot with England but was unable to appear in Roy Hodgson’s side for the friendlies against Spain and France last month because his clearance had not come through.

Villa are rooted to the bottom of the Premier League with just one win this season and Garde added: “We are still in a bad position – not a crisis. We know we have to win games and didn’t win the last one, we’re disappointed because we should have had a better result [against Watford].

“The performance pleased me but we made too many mistakes to win.”

PA