Man City: Bernardo Silva's reaction when Pep Guardiola gave players homework

Bernardo Silva has proven to be one of Manchester City‘s best signings of the Premier League era.

The Portugal international was snapped by from AS Monaco in the summer of 2017 and has gone on to become one of the world’s finest.

Capable of playing as a central midfielder, playmaker or winger, Silva – who is aptly nicknamed ‘bubblegum’ thanks to his outstanding close control – really is the perfect modern day footballer.

He works harder than anyone else, helps dictate the tempo of games, create chances aplenty for his teammates and scores important goals.

In 251 appearances, Silva has bagged 48 goals and assisted a further 50, which is a pretty impressive return.

If he ends up joining Barcelona this summer, which according to journalist Gerard Romero is still a possibility, he’ll be sorely missed at the Etihad Stadium.

As well as being a world-class player, Silva is a bit of a character and provided us with a brilliant moment during the 2017/18 season.

After City beat Newcastle United away from home, manager Pep Guardiola addressed his players in the dressing room and gave them some homework on their next opponent, Crystal Palace.

Guardiola told his star-studded squad: “Tomorrow I invite you. Tomorrow. Because you have to rest in the evening. With your families, switch on the TV and see Crystal Palace-Arsenal.”

The City boss asks a lot from his players and Silva, who’d only been in England a few months at the time, clearly couldn’t quite believe such a request had been made.

Not Pep giving the lads homework…Bernardo’s face..