Manchester City midfielder claims Gunners have given his side “hope” of winning the league
Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva says Arsenal have given his side “hope” of winning a seventh Premier League title under Pep Guardiola.
Arsenal recently dropped points after losing to Manchester United at the Emirates last week. They also failed to capitalise on United’s defeat of City the week before that, drawing to Nottingham Forest.
“I’ve recently said that both teams would still drop points, but unfortunately we started the year in a negative form as we could’ve gained an emotional advantage and we didn’t,” Silva said.
“And then they could’ve distanced themselves from us even further but they didn’t, so they gave us a bit of hope.”
Silva believes his side have the advantage psychologically because, unlike Arsenal, they have experience of winning the title.
“Liverpool have won two league titles and we have won six in my time in England, so I’ve never experienced Arsenal winning the league,”Silva said.
“But the truth is that at the moment they’re in a better position than us. There’s still a lot of games to be played and every season is different. Without a doubt we still have hope and ambition to fight for this Premier League.”
The Portugal international could be playing in his last season for the club, as his contract runs out in the summer and there have been no indications of an extension.
Silva said: “I have an idea [of what will happen], but it’s not a good time to speak about it.”
