Guardiola reveals the reason for his dissatisfaction, despite sweeping Sporting, and chooses the "ideal" player

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said Bernardo Silva is the "perfect player" after the Portuguese midfielder scored twice in a 5-0 win over Sporting Lisbon in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday.

Manchester City dominated the match from start to finish in the Portuguese capital, almost guaranteeing access to the quarter-finals, as winning by five goals equals the biggest victory in a Champions League knockout match.

Silva scored two goals in one Champions League match for the first time, and scored the net in the competition for the first time in one year, after he appeared in great shape, and what added to his happiness was that he was playing in the Benfica Grim Sporting academy.

"I always tell him 'You are the perfect player,'" Guardiola said.

When he has the ball he is more than exceptional, but I always tell him you have to play and win games, and you have the potential to do that.

He has the technique and everything.”

“This is the city he grew up in, and he loves to come back here.

Of course he is an ex-Benfica player, so this is a special night for him."

City's performance continues to evolve since losing to Chelsea in the Champions League final last season, and the team is seriously looking for the title that Guardiola has been missing since coaching City in 2016.

But despite leading City to the biggest victory in its history away from home in a knockout match in the competition, the Spanish coach was not entirely satisfied.

"We defended really well and got a great result," Guardiola said.

We have a job to review the performance as well, even if the result is amazing.”

"The performance could have been better," he added.

The difference between the two teams does not deserve to make the result 5-0, but we were very decisive.”

"If we reach the quarter-finals, who knows what will happen," added the former Barcelona and Bayern coach.

Last season we had a great season in the Champions League and then we lost the final, and it was considered that we failed.

I will not hide behind the 5-0 win, we still have a long way to go.”

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