Man City international round-up - Bernardo Silva shines as Zack Steffen proves his worth

As is the case during most international breaks, a host of Manchester City stars have jetted off across the globe this week to represent their nations. 13 members of Pep Guardiola's first-team squad have been handed international call-ups, although only two were in action on Thursday night.

Bernardo Silva and Zack Steffen both played the full 90 minutes of crucial World Cup qualifiers for Portugal and the USA respectively, and both impressed. Here's how they got on.

Bernardo Silva

Bernardo was arguably the best player on the pitch during Portugal's 3-1 win against Turkey in the first round of European play-offs for the 2022 World Cup. The result sets up a final play-off match against North Macedonia on Tuesday for a spot in Qatar, after the eastern European side recorded a shock 1-0 win against Italy.

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As is the case when he plays for City, Bernardo was everywhere on the pitch at the Estadio do Dragao. Playing on the left side of a midfield three he contributed just as much in defence as he did in attack, his work-rate helping to knit together a side that at Euro 2020 often looked disjointed.

He played a huge role in Portugal's opening goal, his strike from the edge of the area hitting the post and falling kindly for Otavio to tap home. In the second half he drew a smart save from Uğurcan Çakır as Portugal looked for a third, but in the end he was unable to find the back of the net.

Turkey almost pulled off an unlikely comeback after pulling a goal back, but Burak Yilmaz blazed his 80th-minute penalty over the crossbar. Matheus Nunes wrapped up the win in injury time.

Joao Cancelo didn't feature due to