Manchester City ace Bernardo Silva hit out at the FA after their FA Cup semifinal win against Chelsea.

Matchwinner Bernardo was angry having to play 72 hours after their Champions League quarterfinal defeat to Real Madrid.

Silva said: "We didn't play on a level field, because the FA didn't give us a chance to recover. Which in my opinion is not reasonable at all. I don't think it's acceptable we had to play on Saturday.

"It's too much. We played 120 minutes less than three days ago, and we had to play against a team that didn't travel, because they're from London. And they [Chelsea] had five days waiting for us and thinking about our game. There's no excuse for the game to not be on the Sunday.

"It's not acceptable. For all of us, as a team, that's how we feel."

He added: "It looks like they [FA] don't care, because we've said it many times.

"It's not about wanting to be favourites, it's about health. I played 90 minutes, but I wasn't fine at all. I'll be honest, I was feeling my left hamstring and my right calf. This is not fair for Manchester City. Maybe other clubs went through it, but this is just our personal experience.

"They have to pay more attention to these details. We represent England in these European competitions and it's important for England, for this country, for other clubs, to qualify for the Champions League, Europa League, Conference League. So they need to pay more attention."