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Man City ace Bernardo: Chelsea draw not good enough

Manchester City star Bernardo Silva has laid into his team after a Premier League stalemate.

The Portuguese attacking midfielder was not impressed with his side's level of performance at the weekend.

Silva stated that City were not good enough in the 1-1 draw with Chelsea, which ended an 11-match winning run.

“We're not satisfied," he stated post-game.

“We're disappointed. At home, we want the three points, always.

“The rhythm was not right and the patience with the ball. We needed to put more pressure on Chelsea - that's what the first half lacked - it wasn't good enough for our standards."

“We needed to play our game which is not a game of transitions, it's a game of controlling the rhythms of the game," he added.

“We know that if you play in a game of transitions - any team with quality - it's 50/50 and we don't want that. We let it happen.

“Credit to Chelsea. We needed more intensity in the high pressing and the duels.

“If you're not at your highest level against teams like Chelsea, it's not good enough. They caused us big problems in the transitions - we didn't control it."

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