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Manchester Evening News
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Joe Bray

Man City may be set for formation tweak and new partnership if Bernardo Silva joins Barcelona

If Raheem Sterling or Gabriel Jesus leave Manchester City, it will be a disappointment but nothing the club can't overcome given their strength in depth in attack.

If Bernardo Silva leaves, however, City may find their Portuguese playmaker more difficult to cover. Barcelona didn't hide their interest in Bernardo as Pep Guardiola appeared at the Nou Camp on Monday alongside Barca president Joan Laporta, and Guardiola didn't exactly rule out Bernardo leaving.

Should Bernardo depart, it would leave a big hole in a midfield department that is already thinner after Fernandinho's departure. So maybe a subtle change in formation could help City adapt going forwards.

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