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Pep Guardiola admits Bernardo Silva is 'IRREPLACEABLE' at Man City because he 'makes a step forward when the game is going wrong' after starring role in win over Crystal Palace... as he fights to keep him from joining Barcelona

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has pointed to the key contribution of Bernardo Silva after his side came from two goals down to beat Crystal Palace 4-2 on Saturday.

Erling Haaland was the matchwinner with a hat-trick, but it was Bernardo's 53rd-minute deflected strike that got City back in the game after Palace's first-half dominance was rewarded through a John Stones own goal and Joachim Andersen's header.

In a week when Guardiola ruled out selling him to either Barcelona or Paris St Germain, Bernardo was the best player on the pitch, once again full of running and invention, dragging City back into the contest and playing a major role in Haaland's second of the afternoon.