On the evening of December 19, the 18th round of the new Premier League continued, the defending champion Manchester City visited St James' Park to challenge the Magpies' Newcastle, with Ruben Dias' opening record and goals from Cancelo, Mahrez and Sterling, Manchester City finally won 4-0 away from home, and in the case of Chelsea and Liverpool both encountering blocking and only gaining an average, Manchester City's 8-game winning points lead was further extended, firmly holding the Christmas championship in their hands.
In this campaign, Bernardo Silva continued to start, appearing at the back with Rodri. In the game, although he was not directly involved in goals and assists, his performance was also remarkable, giving 1 shot, 2 successful breakthroughs and 4 key passes, and there were 3 steals, 1 interception and 1 clearance on the defensive end, and the pass success rate was as high as 94%, which was very comprehensive. After the game, The B-seat scored a high score of 7.8 points, outpacing the likes of Jesus, Rubendias and Sterling, who scored goals or assists in the game.
As the saying goes, good things come in pairs, and Bernardo Silva, who has been great at Manchester City this season, will also receive a big gift that City has decided to raise his salary. According to the Sun, the Blue Moon Will raise the weekly salary of the Portuguese midfielder to 300,000 pounds, allowing him to enter the ranks of the team's top salary players, which is double his current weekly salary.
This season, Bernardo Silva has scored 7 goals and 2 assists in 23 games, including 7 goals and 1 assist in 17 Premier League games, with a pass success rate of 89%, accumulating 27 key passes, averaging 1.76 steals, 0.47 interceptions and 0.53 clearances per game. Compared to the stats, his all-round skills in any position in the midfield are even more impressive than the statistics, his all-round skills and excellent organizational tandem. In the days when De Bruyne was injured and infected with the new crown and did not play, Bernardo Silva carried Manchester City with his not strong body, and Guardiola's team has been red on the double line this season, and B seat can be called the chief contributor.
Such a performance is easy for Manchester City fans to recall the thrilling Premier League defense season in 2018/19, when Liverpool, who owned Van Dijk and the Red Arrow Trident, not only finally lifted the Champions League trophy, but also performed strongly in the Premier League, creating great pressure on Manchester City, and the team's true core De Bruyne suffered a serious injury early and missed most of the games. In that case, it was Bernardo Silva who stepped forward, delivering a quasi-double-double of seven goals and seven assists in 36 Premier League games, making up for De Bruyne's absence to the fullest. Manchester City beat Liverpool 2-1 at home in the Premier League battle of King Hill, and Aguero's explosive opening came from his assist.
But such a good B seat almost left the team this summer, and The arrival of Grassey and City's bid for Kane have made him feel the crisis. City were also open to his departure at the time, and were willing to release him for £40 million. Of course, in the end, they were lucky to keep the B seat, and this move also benefited Manchester City a lot. Today, City's frontless squad is still powerful, the Champions League has also locked in the top of the group early, not buying Kane in the summer does not seem to have much impact, and Gralisz's performance has not pushed the B play to the bench. So, giving Seat B a £300,000 weekly salary doesn't seem like a problem, and he deserves it.