Manchester City star David Silva feels they're on their way to matching Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Silva can see the current City team developing.

"Barcelona and Real Madrid have played as a team for a long time," he told the Daily Mail. "We are still developing, getting to know each other. We are still building the stability we need due to having lots of new players. There have been a lot of changes at the club.

"But we are getting to know each other, that is true. Because there were fewer changes in the summer just gone, fewer new players, we are a more settled side. We have been together more than a year now and I think we are developing an understanding and that strength.

"To play good football you need to find the balance between the physical and the football. Slowly, step by step, we are getting it right. You are seeing that in the Champions League. It was new at first but we are getting better."