Michael Owen has been stunned by how the diminutive Bernardo Silva was such a threat to Real Madrid all evening as Manchester City ran out 4-0 winners.
Joe Hart had a similar outlook about David Silva, as he admitted to being amused by how such a slight player was such an ‘unbelievable footballer.’
Michael Owen has the same opinion about Bernardo Silva, as he lavished praise on to his masterful outing for Manchester City in their devastating victory against Real Madrid.
Michael Owen raves about Bernardo Silva as Manchester City beat Real Madrid
The £43 million (BBC Sport) man proved once again that in the biggest of games, he has a tendency to present the best version of himself.
Bernardo grabbed the headlines with what was a brilliant brace but other aspects of his game such as his dribbling, close control, decision-making and pressing were simply out of this world.
Michael Owen noted these very facets about Bernardo Silva, who was deservedly recognised as the Man of the Match as Manchester City booked their place in the Champions League final by pummelling Real Madrid.
“He’s just a total footballer. He’s slight, his not that quick, if someone is up against him he wouldn’t be running away from him, but his touch, his awareness, everything. That was as good an individual performance as I’ve seen in the first half. He took the game away from them singlehandedly”, Owen said on BT Sport’s Champions League coverage.
MCN View: Bernardo Silva is a rare footballer
As Michael Owen said, Bernardo Silva simply ticks an endless number of boxes, which Real Madrid certainly realised as he starred for Manchester City.
The former Monaco attacker is one of the best dribblers in the world, which makes him such a threat on the wing.
However, Silva is also an elite midfielder, which makes his ability to control games from any position second to none.
While defensively, the 28-year-old is a one-man pressing machine and can not only cover every blade of grass but win the ball back effectively time and again.
Michael Owen rightly branded Bernardo Silva as a ‘total footballer’, which makes him such a rare find in the sport.
