Manchester City 8-0 Watford: 5 players who were brilliant for Pep Guardiola

Modified Sep 23, 2019 13:22 GMT

Manchester City were dominant, to say the least

#1 Bernardo Silva

Bernardo Silva scored the first hat-trick of his career and inspired his team to a record 8-0 win on the day. The Portuguese has continued where he left off last season and showed his versatility once again against Watford. Pep Guardiola opted to give Raheem Sterling a deserved rest and stationed Riyad Mahrez on his favoured right. This meant that Bernardo Silva was pushed on to a left forward role, and it is safe to say that the Portuguese adapted pretty well to the new position.

Bernardo Silva did not stick to a single area, but floated around across the front line, popping up at different positions. And Watford could neither follow his movements nor track his runs, which allowed the Portuguese to flourish. And Silva started with a stooping header in the 15th minute to get his team 4-0 up. After the break, the Portuguese scored his second of the game and City’s 6th, in the 48th minute, before completing his hat-trick 12 minutes later. This assured display ultimately helped City win the game and set a marker for the rest of the league.

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