Bernardo Silva stars in Liverpool v Man City, ex-Benfica man admits: If we’d lost... | OneFootball

Bernardo Silva, midfielder for Manchester City, was decisive in the Citizens’ comeback against Liverpool, winning 2-1 this Sunday, in a match for round 25 of the Premier League. The former Benfica player, who scored the goal to make it 1-1, emphasized that anything less than a win would have meant saying “goodbye” to the English title.

“I feel that the whole team knew before the game that if we lost here, the title race would be over. We felt that we needed to win. The hope is still there and we’re going to fight until the end. We need to do our job, which we haven’t been doing lately,” he said, speaking to Sky Sports.

The Portuguese international continued to highlight the magnitude of the triumph at Anfield. “Given the gap we have to Arsenal, and this is by far the toughest ground in the Premier League, but we needed to look for another goal. When I scored, I was happy, but we needed one more and Erling [Haaland] managed to score it,” he stated.

The 31-year-old did not hide his happiness after the final result. “I’m very happy, but these points count the same as any other game. It’s been a frustrating start to the year because we haven’t been doing our job well. We could be closer to Arsenal. You can imagine how hard it is to win here, but I’m very happy,” he said. Bernardo Silva was praised by Pep Guardiola after the match.

This season, Bernardo Silva – valued at 27 million euros – has played 34 games so far: 25 in the Premier League, six in the Champions League, one in the FA Cup, and two in the League Cup. In the 2,452 minutes he has been an option for Pep Guardiola, the former Benfica player has scored three goals and provided five assists.

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