Bernardo Silva heaped praise on Kyle Walker after Manchester City cruised past Urawa Red Diamonds with a 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
The Portuguese international commented on Walker’s post-match Instagram post to praise his assist for Mateo Kovacic’s strike.
Shaun Wright-Phillips described the weight of the pass from the English right-back as “delightful” while analysing the Croatian’s goal.
Bernardo Silva calls Kyle Walker “the trivela king” after Manchester City beat Urawa Red Diamonds
The £50 million (Guardian) man’s assist was a treat to witness, as he split the Japanese side’s defence with a sumptuous outside-the-boot pass to find Mateo Kovacic in acres of space.
The ex-Chelsea midfielder made an intelligent third-man run from deep and walloped the ball past Shusaku Nishikawa.
After Manchester City booked their place in the Club World Cup final by getting over the line against Urawa Red Diamonds, Bernardo Silva lauded the pass from Kyle Walker.
“The trivela king!”, he commented on Walker’s post-match Instagram post.
Kyle Walker should kick on from this game
Manchester City maestro Bernardo Silva, like many, must have been stunned when Kyle Walker played the pass to Mateo Kovacic against Urawa Red Diamonds as one is yet to see such assists from him in his career.
The technique from the 33-year-old was similar to that of Joao Cancelo, who is known for his outside-the-boot passes.
Kyle Walker has not been at his brilliant best lately, both going forward and defensively.
The five-time Premier League winner’s performance against Crystal Palace summed up his season in a nutshell.
In attacking areas, Walker failed to impact the game whatsoever while defensively, he perhaps should have been far more proactive to stop Schlupp from assisting Palace’s first goal of the day.
But after producing a moment of magic against Urawa Red Diamonds, one hopes Kyle Walker experiences an upturn in form as the Sky Blues demand big characters to him to step up amidst their ongoing rut.
