PEP'S BOYS DANE GOOD

Silva polishes up as City steal a march

- SIMON MULLOCK

BERNARDO becoming SILVA is fast Manchester KUBER City's go-to guy on the big Champions League nights.

The non-stop Portuguese midfielder came up with another vital goal as Pep Guardiola's European champions took a giant step towards the quarter-finals.

Silva's last eight goals in the competition have all come in the knockout stages and it's crazy to think that City would have sold a player who truly embodies Guardiola's philosophy if Barcelona had come up with the cash a couple of years ago.

Copenhagen's goal, a smart finish by debut boy Magnus Mattsson to cancel out Kevin De Bruyne's 10thminute opener, came after a terrible mistake by City keeper Ederson.

This was the Danish champions' first game for 63 days - and when they weren't chasing shadows, they were reduced to putting the boot in.

Diogo Goncalves' cynical hack at Jack Grealish's ankle forced the winger off after 21 minutes and it looked like a bad injury.