Silva is the first captain Pep Guardiola has appointed
He will look to Rodri, Haaland and Dias for support
Bernardo Silva has said that being made Manchester City captain by Pep Guardiola is one of his “biggest honours” and that he will look to Rodri, Erling Haaland and Rúben Dias to support him.
Silva is the first captain Guardiola has appointed in a 17-year coaching career, having previously allowed his players at City, Bayern Munich and Barcelona to vote on who should lead them.
Silva said: “It’s probably one of the biggest honours of my career. I’m going to start my ninth season at the club. We went through a lot of fantastic moments and some disappointments as well. All that experience, I will try to pass it to the younger guys. But the leadership in a team, it’s not about one guy. It’s not about me, it’s not about the last captain or the captain two or three or four years ago. It’s about each one of us being our own leader and helping the guy next to us in the dressing room.
