A number of Manchester City fans hailed Bernardo Silva following a post from the club’s official Twitter account @ManCity acknowledging the three-year anniversary of his arrival at the Etihad Stadium.
The Portugal winger came to the Premier League on 26 May 2017 for a fee of £43.6m (as per The Guardian), having played in the Monaco team that knocked his future employers out of the Champions League a couple of months previously.
Everyone 💙s @BernardoCSilva!
Three years since he joined us!
⏰ #OnThisDay 2017
🔵 #ManCity pic.twitter.com/72MAypd7UU— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 26, 2020
In three years so far the club, the 25-year-old has already won eight trophies, including two Premier League titles and three Carabao Cups. In 144 appearances under Pep Guardiola he has scored 29 goals and supplied 33 assists, with a haul of seven goals and eight assists so far in the current campaign.
Among the highlights of his Manchester City career are the opening goal in the 2-0 win at Manchester United last season and his hat-trick in the 8-0 demolition of Watford in September 2019. He was also among the nominees for last year’s Ballon d’Or.
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These City fans on Twitter lauded Bernardo for his first three years at the club, with one believing he will be a “future captain” at the Etihad:
What a three years!! https://t.co/hdSCTkPaE1
— Bitter and Blue (@BitterandBlue1) May 26, 2020
Future captain
— Kwabena Kwarteng 🇬🇭🇬🇧 (@Kwabenalovesama) May 26, 2020
We love you forever, Bernardo💙💙
— Faith (@SizedBarbie) May 26, 2020
Beautiful man!💙
— Sarah Blue (@sezzymol) May 26, 2020
Hope he stays here till retirement.
— Satinder Pal Singh (@XnghSatinderPal) May 26, 2020
Three years already 💙💙💙 Here’s to many more
— Ryan (@bernardooooV3) May 27, 2020
Man City fans, how good has Bernardo been in his time at the club so far? Comment below with your views!
