Man City captain Bernardo fires shots at Arsenal.

 

Man City captain Bernardo fires shots at Arsenal.

Man City captain Bernardo Silva has admitted he is "not in love" with Arsenal and believes his team could have won the Premier League over the Gunners this season had they not been "in transition". 

The City captain is set to depart the Etihad Stadium after nine years - but the Portuguese midfielder has a fight on his hands to get hold of one last league title. 

Arsenal are two wins away from winning their first top-flight  in 22 years and Bernardo admits that is quite "frustrating".

“They’ve been growing and it’s a team that has been together for, what, five years now, so it’s only natural that they would man up a little bit and start challenging for titles,” Bernardo told The Athletic.

“So, yeah, let’s see what happens.

“No, I’m not in love [with Arsenal]. I do believe our main rivals were Liverpool by far. 

“I also believe — and I know this is very subjective — that if we were not in a transitional season and if we didn’t make so many mistakes, we would have won this league. 

“I don’t say we would have won easily, but we would have won this league. So it’s quite frustrating.”