Finlay, 11, says Jack Grealish doing their celebration was ‘dream come true’

A little boy with cerebral palsy has said seeing Jack Grealish do a celebration in his honour at the World Cup was ‘a dream come true’.

The midfielder is 11-year-old Finlay Fisher’s favourite player and they met at the Manchester City training ground last week.

Grealish, whose sister also has cerebral palsy, promised Finlay he would do their special ‘worm’ dance move if he scored in Qatar.

After slotting in England’s final goal in their 6-2 victory over Iran yesterday, Grealish did his best wiggly arms before blowing a kiss.

Finlay, who suffers frequent falls due to his condition, was in hospital with a leg injury on Monday and only just made it home in time to see the game.

Speaking alongside his father Dan Fisher, he told BBC Breakfast: ‘In the morning I injured my leg, so I had to go to A&E, but thankfully I got back 10 minutes before the match started.

‘I finally got back, and he scored. I was jumping around, or trying to jump.

Jack Grealish and Finlay Fisher practised the dance move before the midfielder went to Qatar (Picture: Premier League)

Jack Grealish is a man of his word and performed the celebration for Finlay (Picture: AFP)

Jack Grealish talks to friends and family after the 6-2 win against Iran (Picture: Getty)

‘At first I thought he wouldn’t remember, but when he did it, I was like: “Oh my God, he’s done the worm.”

‘It feels like a dream come true, I can’t say how happy I am. I’ve still not got over it yet.’

Finlay said seeing his hero in the flesh was ‘like meeting Superman’.

‘I couldn’t believe it, I was star-struck,’ he said. ‘When you meet your idol, it’s like meeting Superman or Batman, you can’t imagine it.

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‘He wanted to come and see me in his spare time, so I really want to thank him for that.’

His father added that despite being a Manchester United fan, he said he had ‘a lot of respect’ for Grealish.

Mr Fisher said: ‘He had so much on his plate, he had just scored a goal for England, and then he remembered to do that celebration for Fin.

‘It just shows the level of integrity and what a legend the guy is.’

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‘I can’t say how happy I am. I’ve still not got over it yet,’ Finlay said.