Ballon d'Or Power Ranking: October 2019

#7 Bernardo Silva

It's safe to say that it's quite difficult for anyone to stand out in Pep Guardiola's star-studded Manchester City side. With big names like David Silva, Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling among others that create headlines week in and week out, Bernardo Silva could have just ended up as a bit-part player.

However, Bernardo is so much more and he proves that with his footballing intelligence which was on show against Watford last month. He scored a stellar hattrick to secure the biggest victory in the Premier League so far this season as the Cityzens scored 8 goals against the Hornets.

Being touted as the natural heir to David Silva, the Portuguese is arguably one of the best midfielders on the planet right now and could prove to be an invaluable asset in the years to come.

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram