Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva has opened up about his deep connection with Pep Guardiola. This comes after confirming that the 2025-26 campaign will be his final season at the Etihad.
Speaking after City’s 1-0 FA Cup final victory over Chelsea, the Portuguese playmaker revealed that Guardiola changed the way he sees football and their relationship has grown stronger over the years.
On whether Pep will also be leaving at the end of the season, Silva added that the decision is up to the Spaniard.
His words, “Today we are very happy. It is just special for me, being my last season to give them another trophy. Hopefully, not the last one.
He changed the way I see football. 80% of my career was with him as my manager. All the things I hoped to achieve were with him. The relationship we have got is very strong, with the frustrations and the achievements.
I care a lot about Man City. That’s his [Guardiola’s] decision. It is not for me to comment on that. I wish all the best. I enjoy being with him, having shared all these moments together.”
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Pep Guardiola Sala is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is currently managing Premier League club Manchester City. Guardiola is the only manager to win the continental treble twice, the youngest to win the UEFA Champions League, and he also holds the records for the most consecutive league games won in La Liga, the Bundesliga, and the Premier League. He is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time.
Guardiola has played for and advocated on behalf of the Catalonia football team. Between 1995 and 2005, he played seven friendly games for Catalonia.
Under Guardiola’s predecessor Frank Rijkaard, Barcelona were known for a 4–3–3 with plenty of flair with Ronaldinho being the centre point of the attack. Under Guardiola, however, the team became more disciplined with a greater focus on possession and a disciplined and aggressive pressing style.
Guardiola was born to Dolors and Valentí. He has two older sisters and a younger brother, Pere, a football agent. He is an atheist. Guardiola met his wife Cristina Serra when he was 18. They married on 29 May 2014.
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