Manchester City midfielders Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne have clearly been enjoying themselves during the club’s pre-season tour of the Far East.
The pair faced each other in a table tennis tournament, and despite being very evenly matched on the football pitch, it appears Bernardo is superior when it comes to hitting a ping pong ball:
THE MAN CANNOT BE STOPPED! ?@BernardoCSilva bringing the heat in table tennis ??
? #mancity pic.twitter.com/92GnLAHqsi
— Manchester City (@ManCity) 25 July 2019
Supporters on Twitter were loving how the Portuguese international’s talent extends beyond football:
He can do everything
— Danilo (@danilo3luiz) 25 July 2019
?man of many talents ?
— Tinotenda Maputsa (@TinoMaputsa) 26 July 2019
Some Novak djokovic in Bernardo Silva
— Iam Wisdom (@wizzyhard) 25 July 2019
He is really unstoppable
— Anthony Benz (@AnthonyBenz6) 25 July 2019
@ESremmud game changer
— Northlander (@FoundFrequency) 25 July 2019
Now I understand the meaning of bromance..
Bernardo ?
— Shanmuga Ananth R (@ShanmugaAnanth1) 25 July 2019
Right handed left footed
— Chris mcnicholls ? (@bullylab_chris) 25 July 2019
@BernardoCSilva and @LeroySane19 are our best players right now……. They have a very bright future.
We are @ManCity !
— Emperor Guru Zeus. (@EmperorSheriff) 25 July 2019
Some also noticed that Bernardo was looking to copy Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino’s no-look finish:
The real no look
— Lehlohonolo Papo ? (@Narepapo12) 25 July 2019
No look
— King Rated (@King_Rated100) 25 July 2019
City fans will be hoping that Bernardo carries on his superb form from last season into the new campaign.
The Citizens face Yokohama F-Marinos in Japan tomorrow evening before flying home to continue their preparations ahead of the Community Shield.
The season’s curtain-raiser against Liverpool is now just nine days away, but it appears Pep Guardiola’s team look well prepared.
Going by Bernardo and De Bruyne’s positive attitude on tour, it seems like the squad will come into the new campaign fresh and raring to go.