Bernardo Silva tears and Pep Guardiola silence matter more than messy Man City defeat

One of Pep Guardiola’s many achievements has been to get Manchester City fans excited in their team again. For the last 592 matches, supporters who had grown restless towards the end of Manuel Pellegrini’s time in charge have turned up knowing that the players wearing their shirt are going to give everything.

For the 593rd and final time, making Guardiola the man to have coached more City games than anyone else in the club’s history, it felt like everyone – including Aston Villa fans – could have done without the football. Bernardo Silva…