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.