Former Manchester United skipper Gary Neville has described David Silva as the glue that holds United's crosstown rivals Manchester City together.

Silva picked up man-of-the-match honours following his standout performance in City's 2-0 win over Everton on Sunday.

The 29-year-old also earned the praise of Neville, who was impressed with the Spaniard's ability to dictate the tempo of the game.

"He was running the game. It was so difficult for McCarthy and Barry - they were being run all over the pitch by him," Neville said on his podcast for Sky Sports.

"He's now got pace all around him with Raheem Sterling, Jesus Navas, Kolarov and Sergio Aguero.

"Last season, they didn't have that pace in the team - Aguero was on and off form, Sterling wasn't at the club, Navas was in and out of the team.

"When you put all that pace back in, it makes Silva's job so much easier because he can just feed that pace."