Manchester Metropolis followers have been impressed after they noticed a tactic Bernardo Silva used throughout the Manchester derby on Sunday.
Marcus Rashford gave United an surprising half-time lead with a long-range stunner, however Foden netted twice after the break earlier than Erling Haaland secured the end in injury-time.
Nonetheless, for all Metropolis’s dominance on the ball and the 27 makes an attempt on objective they racked up, there was a interval when United regarded like they may damage the hosts.
United regarded to use Metropolis’s excessive line of defense within the opening phases, pouncing on unfastened passes and breaking in numbers.
Rashford ought to have doubled United’s lead when he mis-kicked on the again publish, and there have been a couple of different promising strikes that put Metropolis followers on edge.
When one United breakaway was snuffed out, Metropolis followers seen what Bernardo Silva did.
The Portuguese midfielder obtained the ball simply inside his personal half and raised his arms within the air to inform his teammates to gradual the sport down and keep calm.
Ignoring the calls of hundreds of followers to start out a Metropolis assault, Silva performed the ball backwards to Ruben Dias and Metropolis saved possession.
“We have been enjoying too quick and making sloppy passes letting united into the sport, the second after Bernardo did that United by no means had the identical momentum,” one Metropolis fan stated on X.
One other seen: “You may see everybody taking a deep breath and calming down when Silva raises his hand.”
One fan seen the impression Bernardo’s determination had, saying: “Metropolis’s full management returned. Metropolis stopped United’s sporadic assaults searching for that second knockout punch.”
Some Metropolis followers assume that was the second the sport modified.
“Bro once I noticed this I actually stated ‘proper now Metropolis are gonna PLAY’,” one fan stated, whereas one other known as him a “genius and a frontrunner.”
Bernardo’s understanding of Guardiola’s system and the best approach for Metropolis to play means he can inform much less skilled teammates, like Jeremy Doku, what to do.
“I noticed him serving to Doku on the left flank, [telling him] when to move again and when to dribble,” an eagle-eyed viewer seen.
When Bernardo finally leaves Metropolis, followers are going to overlook rather more than his targets and assists.
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