Guardiola Would 'love' Silva To Stay At Man City

Lijnders made nan comments aft City's 4-0 FA quarter-final triumph against Liverpool past weekend, pinch Guardiola incapable to fulfill media duties arsenic he was serving a touchline ban.

"You ne'er switch a subordinate pinch nan aforesaid benignant of subordinate because they don't exist," said Lijnders.

"But each bully communicative comes to an end, and I dream he enjoys nan past months - location are only six weeks - and has a bully farewell."

Silva, a 2017 signing from French nine Monaco, made his 450th quality for City successful nan EFL Cup triumph against Arsenal past month.

The 31-year-old was made nine skipper past summertime pursuing nan departure of Kevin De Bruyne.

"He is not nan tallest one, nan astir muscular one, aliases people 50 goals aliases make 50 assists a season," said Guardiola.

"These are nan type of players that are spotlighted and everyone talks about. From 9 years, I cognize him rather good and for what a head requires.

"All managers would opportunity really overmuch they emotion him because he is incredibly competitive, has a occurrence wrong him always. In nan toughest moments and connected nan biggest stages, he is ever there.

"He has been an unthinkable signing for us, incredible. I emotion this nine and I would emotion if he could enactment and decorativeness his profession present but I do not know. He will determine what he will decide. It is his decision."