Man City boss Pep Guardiola in his post match press conference said that Bernardo Silva had to play better following his City side coming away 3-0 winners at the Etihad Stadium against West Ham, despite admitting that the City captain was his 'weakness'.
Bernardo over the years has become a fan favourite at City and has been integral to the success of the club during the Pep era. Due to his hard work on and off the ball, his love, passion and commitment for the club that has seen him win every major honour since signing from Benfica in the summer of 2017, including six Premier Leagues, two FA Cups, four League Cups and a UEFA Champions League, which completed a historic treble in 2023 for the Blues.
Silva was named club captain in the summer, following Kyle Walker's switch to newly promoted Burnley and said "It's probably one of the biggest honours of my career."
Speaking how Bernardo Silva was his 'weakness' and his 'favourite' one Pep said, "Bernie is my weakness, so he’s top, but today, Bernie had to play better. Today I’m not happy with Bernie, and he’s my weakness, my favourite one, but today I’m not happy with him.
"He has to be, he knows exactly what we need, right? To play better, fluid, but he has a special sense to compete, a sense of play, and Bernie has incredible attributes in the bad moments to make a step up, that’s what defines him."
Pep also spoke about Bernardo Silva being born to play on the biggest stages.
"There are players that are born to play in the biggest stages, and Bernie is one of them, players that can play everywhere, but there are few players can play in Bernabeu, Camp Nou, Milan, Liverpool. There are players that are born to play in the biggest stages, and Bernie is one of them."
He added: "That’s why he has been, I think the player who’s played the most minutes with me here in this period, decade in Manchester, so it’s because he’s reliable, can play in five positions and in that, Bernie is extraordinary, but today, he didn’t play good."
