Bernardo Silva on Man City-Liverpool rivalry: they competed | OneFootball

In his farewell to Manchester City, Bernardo Silva looked back on his time in English football. In a lengthy interview, the former Benfica midfielder spoke about the rivalries the Citizens had during his time there, highlighting the head-to-head with Liverpool, one of the Premier League’s big teams.

"Eight seasons, and my ninth still isn’t over. So, in eight seasons, Manchester City won six and Liverpool won two", Bernardo Silva began, in an interview with DAZN, where he also spoke about his time at Benfica, criticizing the lack of opportunities the Eagles gave to academy players at the time.

"So, I can’t compare our rivalry, although maybe now for the younger generation, in the coming years, it will be different", added the Portuguese international, stressing that it is difficult to make a comparison given the number of titles the Manchester club won compared to their rivals from Anfield.

"I’m talking about my experience. I can’t compare my rivalry with Arsenal to the one with Liverpool, because for me our rivals were always Liverpool. Eight, six, two, and Liverpool reached three Champions League finals and were always the team competing with us", he added.

"And so, that rivalry was a very tough rivalry. It was a spectacular rivalry, one I will always remember and one we are very proud to have had with them. And now, in my final years, maybe now for everyone else it will be the great rivalry, hopefully so, Arsenal are growing, and especially this year they have the chance to win major titles", Bernardo Silva concluded.

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