Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva was forthright in his insistence that Liverpool, rather than Arsenal, remain his club’s biggest Premier League rivals “by far” as they managed to take two titles off Pep Guardiola’s side while the Gunners’ wait for top-flight glory drags on.
Silva was a fixture of the imperious City outfit which condemned Arsenal to runners-up finishes across consecutive seasons in 2023 and 2024. Mikel Arteta finally managed to lead his side above his former employers last term only to lose out to Arne Slot’s Liverpool.
