In a wide-ranging interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, Bernardo Silva talks about being Rui Costa's ball boy, his family's split loyalties and life in 'rainy' Manchester.
Bernardo Silva is a domestic treble winner with Manchester City, but it was not always a smooth path to success for the midfielder, whose senior career began with a sense of rejection at beloved hometown club Benfica.
"That was done by my grandfather, who was a Sporting fan. He knew I was a huge Benfica fan and he knew I wanted to play, so I'm very grateful. "The title race with Liverpool last season was very tough, but in my short career, it was probably my second best achievement because winning the league with Monaco [in 2017] against Paris St-Germain was even bigger. The gap is huge and it only happens every 20 years. Last year was a special Premier League season but that year at Monaco was crazy.
"I'm used to it now but I come from Portugal and I lived in Monaco for three years where the weather is very good. You have a few weeks of sun in Manchester but to play football it is much better. You can run and run and you are not tired because it is not too hot.
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