Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva admitted that his Man City has been completely eliminated from the 2024/25 Premier League championship race after a recent string of disastrous results.
With Bernardo Silva, the Premier League championship race has ended for Man City
Silva has delivered a stern assessment of City’s faltering season, admitting that their chances of defending their Premier League title are all but closed. Since the end of October 2024, The Citizens have suffered a sudden decline in form. The defending Premier League champion has only won 2 in the last 14 matches in all competitions, the remaining 9 losses and 3 draws.
This series of bad results has caused Man City to drop to 6th place in the 2024/25 Premier League rankings, with 31 points after 19 matches. Even worse, Pep Guardiola’s team is 14 points behind leading team Liverpool, while The Kop has 1 match left. Man City’s problems also go beyond the foggy country, as they face being eliminated from the Champions League when currently ranked 22nd on the classification round rankings. With only 2 wins in 6 matches (2 draws and 2 defeats), the results at Europe’s most prestigious playground for Pep and his team were also very bleak.
Silva admitted that Pep and his students are trying to improve their position to reach the Top 3 and Top 4
Speaking about the team’s bad situation, Silva did not hesitate to admit: “Currently, it is important to accept reality. I do not look at Liverpool, but look at the fact that we are ranked sixth in the rankings. I can’t look at Liverpool or Arsenal or any other team. Right now, I’m just looking towards the next match, trying to get 3 points to gradually move up to fifth, fourth and third place. And after 10 game at the end of the season, you have I can start calculating a bit to see where I can go.”
In addition, Silva also evaluated the home team’s ability to defend the championship. “I want to say that winning the Premier League championship is not impossible because in football nothing is impossible. But currently, Man City has been completely eliminated from the race to win the crown. Everything is too late. for us. People always say you can’t win the league until January but you can lose it, and this season the reality is that we are no longer able to compete for the title,” Silva stressed. strong.