Guardiola indebted to Bernardo and Gvardiol reliability | OneFootball

Pep Guardiola says he cannot praise the efforts of Bernardo Silva and Josko Gvardiol enough this season.

Gvardiol has played more games than any other City player this season – 49 – while Bernardo has clocked up 45 appearances.

Only Ilkay Gundogan, with 47, stands between the pair who have enjoyed impressive campaigns.

Bernardo is so intuitive and such a competitor, Josko has been most important player we’ve had this season, without Josko it would be impossible to sustain," said Pep.

"He’s reliable to play every three days in the good and bad moments, he's been top. And Bernardo, I said many times, a few other players in the bad moments of the season always have been there.

"I don't forget that. It’s easy when everyone’s fit, it’s fun, but when you’re reliable to be available to play every three days, fight, suffer and the next one try it again in the bad moments, that means a lot to me. A lot.

"Bernardo's a player just to say "you play in this position” he adapts and knows exactly what to do.

"He’s like Rico, there are players who are ‘I play in that position’, no they play football and they know exactly what they have to do.

"They move depending on the opponents and their mates, they adapt to every situation because they are completely focused on that. This is the truth."

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