Man City's Bernardo Silva: We care about Premier League title, not records

Published on: 22 March 2018

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Bernardo Silva doesn't care if Manchester City break the record for most points in a season as long they win the Premier League title.

City need just nine points from their remaining eight games to win the title, although two victories would be enough if they win their next two matches against Everton and second-placed Manchester United.

They are on course to rewrite the record books and could potentially set a new standard for most points, most goals and biggest winning margin, among other records.

"Honestly, we don't think much about [breaking records]," Silva told the club's website. "We just want to win the Premier League. That's the most important thing. It doesn't matter how.

"But, of course, if you can win it and break a few records, it's even more special, so we will try to do that. We play all the games to win so that's what we will do from now until the end of the season.

"Normally in the Premier League, you have six teams -- sometimes more as we saw with Leicester -- who can win it. It's true this season the gap is a little bit bigger than usual.

"But it's good for us. It means we are doing a fantastic job and I think the way we played this seven, eight months until now, it's well-deserved the position we have in the league and want to win the title as soon as we can."

Bernardo Silva moved to Manchester City from Monaco in the summer.

The 23-year-old, who joined from Monaco in the summer, has joined up with Portugal for their international friendlies with Egypt and Netherlands.

And Silva believes he is finding his best form with City after starting 10 of their last 12 games and scoring crucial goals against Basel, Arsenal and Chelsea.

"When you change clubs, it's always complicated," he said. "When I moved from Portugal to Monaco, it was difficult the first months. Now when I moved from Monaco to Manchester, it's difficult as well. You have to adapt to the way the team plays.

"Every team plays in a different way. I am feeling better and better and I hope I can improve even more. I've learned a lot of things with all the staff and the players. It's been fantastic for me."

Jonathan is ESPN FC's Manchester City correspondent. Follow him on Twitter: @jonnysmiffy.

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