One of Manchester City’s senior players has shown that he has a key role to play in City’s rebuild | OneFootball

Over Manchester City’s recent nine-match unbeaten run, City’s senior players have stepped up in their team’s time of need. Pep Guardiola’s side was facing a battle to secure Champions League qualification for next season before they embarked on their winning run in all competitions. Now they have an FA Cup final against Crystal Palace to look forward to and have control of their own destiny in the Premier League and chase for Champions League qualification with three games remaining. Manchester City’s senior players have been pivotal in their recent resurgence.

Bernardo Silva has been a key player in Manchester City’s resurgence.

But perhaps no player embodies the turnaround in City’s fortunes than Bernardo Silva. Over recent weeks he has stepped up his game after appearing to be fatigued earlier this season. Bernardo was superb during City’s 2-1 FA Cup semi-final win over Nottingham Forest. He was arguably City’s man-of-the-match in his 400th appearance for the club in their 1-nil win over Wolves on Friday night. But what Bernardo Silva has shown in recent weeks is that he could play a key role in City’s rebuild.

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Across his 400 appearances for Manchester City Bernardo Silva has always played in whatever role is required to help his team. There is no ego to the Portuguese international. No role is beneath him, and that’s a crucial element of his play. The team comes first and that’s all that matters to Bernardo. That’s an element that players Manchester City sign this summer will likely need to learn. Bernardo is the ideal player to teach City’s new signings and young players that valuable lesson. Also, based on his recent performances, Bernardo Silva remains a vital component of Pep Guardiola’s side. There’s no reason, based on his recent performances, that he couldn’t continue to do so next season.

Bernardo Silva’s recent upturn in form has been crucial to Manchester City’s recent nine-game unbeaten run. But it’s also shown that he remains a crucial player in Pep Guardiola’s side. There will likely be a host of Manchester City’s senior players that leave this summer. But with each passing game, it seems that Bernardo Silva shouldn’t be one of those. He’s too important to Manchester City and as a senior player he’ll have plenty to teach City’s new signings about what it takes to play in a Pep Guardiola side.